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What is Compensation?

Compensation is something given to someone in recognition of a loss, suffering, or injury. Compensation is usually money (known as “financial compensation”) but can also be a replacement item or service.
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What are the types of compensation available in the Northern Territory?

In the Northern Territory, the three most common types of compensation are:

  • Victims of Crime Compensation - a scheme for people to claim compensation, including financial compensation and medical or counselling services, after they have been injured from a violent act, witnessed a violent act, or are a family member or related person of the victim.

  • Workers Compensation - a scheme for workers who suffer a work-related injury or illness to claim compensation and benefits to assist them in returning to suitable work. Generally, TEWLS provides referrals to private lawyers for these matters. 

  • Motor Accident Compensation - a scheme for people to claim compensation after being injured in a motor vehicle accident. The scheme also covers the dependents of a person who died as a result of a motor vehicle accident 

You can learn more about Victims of Crime Compensation by reading our factsheet here. 

When should I get help with compensation?

You might want to seek legal help if you answer “yes” to any of the below questions:
  • Have you been injured as a result of an act of violence, including domestic, family, and sexual violence?
  • Has a dependent, such as a child, been injured as a result of a violence act, or experienced an injury because of a violent act?
  • Have you been involved in a motor vehicle accident?
  • Have you been injured at work?
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The TEWLS website has a “quick exit” button in the top right-hand corner of the page.

This button will close the TEWLS website and open the Bureau of Meteorology website. You may need to use this button if you are worried that someone is watching you use the computer or that you have been looking at the TEWLS website.

The “quick exit” button does not delete your browser history. This means that if someone checks your browser history, they will be able to see that you have visited the TEWLS website.

MORE ABOUT HIDING YOUR HISTORY

Remember, deleting large parts of your internet history may be dangerous. This is because it may tell someone that you do not want your internet history to be found.

If you need help with online safety and/or technological safety, you can visit the eSafety Commissioner website here or you can call 1800 RESPECT on their 24-hour telephone counselling and support service. If you are in danger, you should call the Police on 000.

DO YOU SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH?

If you would like to speak to TEWLS with an interpreter:

You can call TEWLS on 1800 234 441 and ask to speak to us with an interpreter. We can organise this for free. You will need to tell us your name, your phone number and the language that you speak. We will then call you back with an interpreter on the phone.

TEWLS are able to organise interpreters for most languages, including Aboriginal languages and Auslan.

 

You can also organise for TEWLS to contact you:

To organise for TEWLS to contact you, please complete the form through the Request An Appointment button on the TEWLS home page.

DO YOU WANT TO ACCESS THE TEWLS WEBSITE IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH?

If you would like to listen to the TEWLS website in an
Aboriginal language:

TEWLS has had four Top End Aboriginal languages recorded for this website. You can click the “play” button to listen to these recordings.

The languages that are currently available are:

  • Murrinh-Patha
  • Tiwi
  • Warlpiri
  • Yolngu Matha
 

If you would like to read the TEWLS website in a language other than English:

The TEWLS website is able to be translated to lots of different languages. To change the language settings, press the “English” button in the top bar of the website and choose the language that you speak.
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