---
title: "TAC funeral and dependency benefits claim form: completion guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-tac-funeral-dependency"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a21-form-vic-tac-funeral-dependency"
area_id: "A21"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A21-T1-R5", "A21-T1-R4", "A21-T1-R15"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-23"
---

# TAC funeral and dependency benefits claim form: completion guide

> Link to the TAC form for funeral expenses and dependency benefits after a death in a transport accident, with the online form and the PDF the TAC publishes on the same page.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-tac-funeral-dependency  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-23

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Personal Injury & Compensation](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation.md)
- Jurisdictions: Victoria
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-23
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-23 against the official form at tac.vic.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Victoria.

## When to use it

Use when a family is claiming funeral expenses or dependency benefits from the TAC after a person has died in a transport accident. The claimant completes the official form. For an injured person's own benefits, use the online claim lodgement form.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft the pre-action notice or statutory claim form from the instructions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/draft-the-pre-action-notice-or-statutory-claim-form-from-the-instruction.md)
- [Map statutory entitlements under the applicable compensation scheme](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/map-statutory-entitlements-under-the-applicable-compensation-scheme.md)
- [Triage a new injury enquiry against scheme eligibility](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/triage-a-new-injury-enquiry-against-scheme-eligibility.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool may index the death certificate, funeral invoice and relationship documents the lawyer has collected; the family completes the official form and the lawyer checks every statement about the death and the dependency.

**AI may:**

- Index documents already held: death certificate, funeral invoice, and proof of relationship or dependency
- List which of funeral expenses, dependency benefits, or both, the instructions say are being claimed
- Check the draft index against the TAC page, which offers an online form and a PDF

**AI must not:**

- Must not describe how the person died or the family's loss
- Must not decide who is a dependant
- Must not write answers into the online form or the PDF
- Must not put health or family information into a tool that is not approved for it

**The lawyer checks:**

- The death was in a transport accident and the correct TAC form is used, not the injured-person lodgement form
- Online form or the current PDF, not a stored copy
- Funeral invoice and dependency documents match the people named
- Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether any disclosure would be a notifiable breach under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Authorities

- [Transport Accident Commission, Funeral and dependency benefits claim form (opened 23 October 2026)](https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/clients/forms-and-brochures-clients/forms-for-clients/forms-used-by-tac-clients/burialcremation-and-dependency-benefits-claim-form)
- [Transport Accident Act 1986 (Vic), version 158, in force 2 October 2026](https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/transport-accident-act-1986/158)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/clients/forms-and-brochures-clients/forms-for-clients/forms-used-by-tac-clients/burialcremation-and-dependency-benefits-claim-form)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by tac.vic.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-tac-funeral-dependency and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*