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Your personal injury lawyer can help you in the claims process by lodging the claim on your behalf. If you sustain injuries in a motor vehicle accident or a road accident, you are entitled to make a claim to recover compensation, mainly for your reasonable and necessary medial expenses, rehabilitation and other related expenses, travelling expenses, future treatment expenses and the like. You can also claim compensation for any loss of earning capacity, pain and suffering, and loss of amenities of life as well. Compensation is recoverable if you have been injured in the accident or if you are a dependant of another person who died or has become totally impaired due to the accident. In addition, in the case of death you can claim the reasonable funeral expenses as well. However, your claim must be made as soon as possible within the time limits prescribed by law. The Procedure for making a claim can differ from State to State. In Western Australia, for instance, you will have to complete a Notice of Intention to Claim form first, which can be obtained by phoning, writing to or visiting the Insurance Commission. If you cannot complete the form on your own, you can get it completed by someone else, such as a Personal injury lawyer. You will have to include in the Notice of intention to Claim the details of the accident, such as the date, time and location of the accident. The registration numbers of the vehicles involved must also be included. In addition, the names and addresses of the parties involved must also be provided. In certain situations, there can be third parties who have witnessed the accident, and providing their names and addresses to the Insurance Commission will also be important since the Insurance Commission will hold an investigation to find out who is at fault, before it accepts liability. When the Notice of Intention to Claim is sent to the commission along with the required information, your claim will be lodged. Alternatively, you can ask your personal injury lawyer to lodge the claim on your behalf as well.
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