---
title: "TAC impairment application form (Impairment Assessment Protocols 2026): completion guide"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/personal-injury-and-compensation/form-vic-tac-impairment-application"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a21-form-vic-tac-impairment-application"
area_id: "A21"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A21-B8-2", "A21-WR20261022-1", "A21-T1-R3", "A21-T1-R4"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-23"
---

# TAC impairment application form (Impairment Assessment Protocols 2026): completion guide

> Guide to the TAC form lawyers use to request an impairment assessment under Part 3 of the Transport Accident Act 1986 and the Impairment Assessment Protocols 2026.

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

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## 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 lawyer is asking the TAC to assess a client's impairment under the 2026 Impairment Assessment Protocols. The lawyer completes the official form. For a serious injury certificate, use the serious injury application form.

## Used for these tasks

- [Summarise medical reports for a whole-person impairment assessment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/summarise-medical-reports-for-a-whole-person-impairment-assessment.md)
- [Test an injury against the statutory threshold for benefits or damages](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/test-an-injury-against-the-statutory-threshold-for-benefits-or-damages.md)
- [Prepare a damages or statutory-entitlements schedule](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-damages-or-statutory-entitlements-schedule.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)

## How AI may be used

The tool may index reports already on the file and list the injuries named in them; the lawyer completes the TAC form and settles every whole person impairment figure.

**AI may:**

- Index treating, medico-legal and joint medical examination reports already held, with author and date
- List injuries named in those reports so the lawyer can match each one to a TAC claim number
- Note whether the file shows the client is under 18, has another TAC claim, or has an administrator

**AI must not:**

- Must not nominate a whole person impairment percentage or an AMA Guides table
- Must not decide stability, apportionment, causation or whether an impairment is interim
- Must not write the injury descriptions that go into the form
- Must not upload an EFT authority or any document

**The lawyer checks:**

- Name, date of birth and claim number match the TAC record exactly
- Each injury is specific and tied to the correct claim number
- The schedule lists documents already sent and documents still to upload
- The suggested whole person impairment figures are the lawyer's, with the AMA Guides reference
- The form is without prejudice and is not later annexed unless the other side agrees
- 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, Impairment application form (opened 23 October 2026)](https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/providers/documents-and-forms/basic-forms/legal-forms/impairment-application-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/providers/documents-and-forms/basic-forms/legal-forms/impairment-application-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-impairment-application 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.*