Compensation payments

Supporting document requirements for objections

This page lists the documents and information we usually need to process objections about the subject displayed.

Compensation payments received

• Copies of the court documents, any settlement documents and policy documents in relation to the compensation payment.
• Any other documentation that provides information about the payment.
• Who is paying the compensation?
• How is the payment being made (for example, weekly, monthly or in a lump sum)?
• What gave rise to the compensation payment (for example, an accident at work or a victim of crime payment)?
• The breakdown of how the compensation amount was calculated (for example, the portions paid for the loss of earnings and as compensation for pain and suffering).
• If the payment cannot be broken down into its individual components, please provide details.
• Where the payment is made in a lump sum, will you have any further rights to seek additional compensation following receipt of that payment? Provide details of any further rights.
• Is the payment being paid under an Act and if so, under which Act and section of that Act?

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