Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee
Inquiry into claims made through the Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
Referred (Terms of Reference)
The Committee will inquire on issues related to claims made through the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), including processes around legitimate and disputed claims, including circumstances and systems related to fraudulent claims, private provider discretion to set fees exceeding the Medicare Benefits Schedule rate and interactions with other services such as NDIS and how TAC clients have been impacted by federal reforms.
Terms of reference
The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.
On 18 February 2026, the Legislative Council agreed to the following motion:
That this House requires the Legal and Social Issues Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by 11 August 2026, on issues related to claims made through the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), including but not limited to —
(1) processes around legitimate claims, including disputed claims;
(2) circumstances and systems related to fraudulent claims;
(3) private provider discretion to set fees exceeding the Medicare Benefits Schedule rate
(4) interactions with other services, such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and how TAC clients have been impacted by federal reforms to —
(a) the National Disability Insurance Agency and the NDIS; and
(b) restrictions on health privacy and information sharing between state and federal agencies.