The criminal injuries compensation scheme pays compensation to victims of crime in certain circumstances. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (the Act) provides for victims of crime to be compensated for injuries and some associated losses.
Professional Support for Your Compensation Claim
Our skilled practitioners offer comprehensive assessments and detailed reports to help you with your criminal injury compensation claim. Contact us to learn more about how we can assist you.
If you suffered;
- physical injury;
- psychological harm (called mental and nervous shock);
- pregnancy;
- pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life;
- loss of earnings or the capacity to earn an income because of your injuries;
- medical expenses you have incurred or will incur in the future;
- travel expenses incurred attending for medical treatment;
- damage to some personal items; or
- funeral expenses for the deceased, or loss of financial support to close relatives by the deceased, where a person died as a result of the offence.
If the injuries were work related you need to consider whether you have a workers' compensation claim before you can claim criminal injuries compensation.
If you suffered injury because of an offence involving a motor vehicle you may be eligible for or have received compensation from the Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA).
Compensation can include the cost of reports from doctors, psychologists and counsellors to support your claim.
The outcome of claims is determined by Criminal Injuries Compensation Assessors.
To find out more about Criminal Injury Compensation Claims and eligibility visit the Office of Criminal Injuries Compensation website.
How We Can Help You Criminal Injury Compensation Claim Assessments and Report
Health Sense Psychology and Wellness has experienced practitioners that can assist you with your Criminal Injury Compensation claim by providing a psychological assessment and report to support your application.
Generally, requests for psychological assessments come to us via Lawyers supporting your submission but you can also apply for a Criminal Injury Compensation claim privately and self-refer to our services.
For our practitioner to prepare for your assessment we may request documentation from you or your representing Lawyer which includes a victim impact statement, terms of reference, Police statement/reports, records of psychological and medical treatment.
Our fees for a psychological assessment and report vary depending on the complexity of the case and if you require a brief or full comprehensive assessment that includes psychometric testing.
As a guide these are the types of details you can expect in our reports:
- The qualifications and experience of the person writing the report
- The date(s) you attended for the assessment(s)
- Your presenting complaints, including a description of the incident(s) which caused you injury
- Any findings on observations at the interview (if a psychological injury), current symptomatology
- The diagnosis of your condition
- Confirmation, if appropriate; your condition was caused by the incident.
- The impact of your condition on your ability to undertake:
- activities of daily living;
- recreation and social activities;
- relationships;
- personal well-being, self-esteem and confidence; and
- family of household responsibilities; and
- Your future treatment requirements, including an estimate of the likely costs
- Your prognosis for recovery, including any permanent residual disabilities
Our assessments are independent of the compensation decision, which rests with the assessors at the Office of Criminal Compensation, Department of Justice Western Australia.
Our practitioners for a Criminal Injury Compensation Claim Assessments and report:
Jason Haddad, Jessica Lambert, Mary-Anne Wallace
For further information or to request a quotation for a Criminal Injury Compensation Claim assessment and report please email our practice manager; Barb Pinneri: barb@healthsensepsychology.com.au
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