Motor Accident Compensation Settlement - Online Help

The Public Trustee protects the interests of road traffic accident victims who have suffered personal injuries under the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks & Compensation) Act (Cap. 189). He examines the adequacy of out-of-court settlements of compensation, ensures that all solicitor's fees and disbursements are reasonable and distributes the compensation monies to the persons entitled. Submission of Motor Accident Compensation Settlement is one of the eServices under IPTO's Public Trustee eServices. It allows authorised officers of Solicitor Firms or other Organisations to submit the application electronically.
This eService is free-of-charge.

Note:
Where the accident involves multiple victims, separate applications are to be made for each victim.

If you are new to IPTO eServices, you may like to go through General Information first.
If you have problem accessing IPTO eServices, please check Technical Guide.

Step-by-Step Guide

1.	Main Page
2.	Case Profile of Accident Victim
3.	Related Cases Arising from the Same Accident
4.	Solicitor Particulars
5.	Breakdown of General Damages
6.	Actual Amount of General Damages
7.	Actual Amount of Special Damages
8.	Interim Payment Details
9.	Administrator/ Executor Particulars
10.	Claimant Particulars
11.	Committee of Estate Particulars
12.	Next Friend Particulars
13.	Defendant Particulars
14.	Insurer Particulars
15.	Transaction Summary
16.	Transaction Completion

1.

Main Page


	a.	Depending on your role appointed, you will be able to Create New Case, Edit, Delete or View pending submissions. You will only be able to submit a case if you have been given the role of a submitter by your Organisation Account Administrator.

	b.	To create new case for Motor Accident Compensation Settlement, please click on icon.


	c.	This page will display all the pending submissions that belong to your organisation. For each pending case submission, key information like Accident Date, Injured Name, Last Updated By and Last Updated Date/ Time will be displayed. Each pending case will be retained in the system for ONLY 7 calendar days.


	d.	Click on to modify details previously entered in pending submissions.


	e.	Click on to delete a pending submission. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion. Click on [Ok] to delete the Case or [Cancel] to cancel the action.

2.	Case Profile of Accident Victim

a.

You can provide the correspondence address of Accident Victim either on the Local Address or Foreign Address section. Please DO NOT enter both.

(i)

Local Address
P lease enter your Block or House Number, Level, Unit and Postal Code. You are not required to enter the Street Name as it will be auto-retrieved at the Transaction Summary page..

Example 1

If your postal address is "Blk 123 Simei St. 1 #01-01 Singapore 123456", please enter as follows:-

Figure 1: Address with Block and Level/ Unit No.

Example 2

If your postal address is "123 Collyer Quay Singapore 123456", please enter as follows:-

Figure 2: Address without Level/ Unit No.

Note: As your postal address does not have a Level/Unit Number, you can leave it blank.

(ii)	Foreign Address You can enter a foreign address into the field without any specific format.

Figure 3: Foreign Address

b.

The Public Trustee cannot administer the accident compensation monies if the total General Damages does not exceed $5,000.00 after deduction on liability. As such if the answer is 'No' to the question "Is the General Damages more than $5,000.00 after liability?", an error message will be displayed and you cannot proceed any further.

c.

Please note that you are required to complete this page before you can proceed further. Once you have entered the details, click on the [Next] button or other TABs to continue.

3.	Related Cases Arising from Same Accident


	This section is applicable to an accident which results in two or more victims. Separate applications must be made in respect of each victim.

	a.	If this is a new first Case (first submission in respect of the accident), you are not required to enter this section as there has been no prior submission.

	b.	For all subsequent submissions in relation to the same accident, you must enter all PT's Reference No. that were allocated for the previous submissions arising from the same accident. This applies also to previous submissions made in the same login session.

	c.	Where you are require to enter more than three related cases, you will be able to enter the additional related cases after clicking the Next 3 links at the bottom of the table.

	d.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

4.	Solicitor Particulars

a.

Name of Firm, Email Address, Contact No. and Fax No. will be auto retrieved and displayed (if available).

b.

To reduce the effort of entering the same information for different sections, the system will auto-display the following fields according to the specified capacity in which you are submitting the application:

-	For "Insurer", the Firm Name and File Reference Number will be auto-displayed in the Insurer Particulars Page.

-	For "Defendant", the Firm Name, Company Type and Company/ Business Registering Number will be auto-displayed in the Defendant Particulars Page.

-	For "Defendant's Solicitor", the Law Firm Name and File Reference Number will be auto-populated for the Solicitor Acting for Defendant section in the Defendant Particulars Page.

c.

Enter the details of the Previous Solicitors, and if there are more than 5 Previous Solicitors, you can enter the additional solicitor details after clicking on the Next 5 link at the bottom of the page.

d.

You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

5.	Breakdown of General Damages


	a.	This is a compulsory page to be entered when submitting a Case.

	b.	All amounts must be in numeric format without any ',' or '$' symbols. E.g. 1000 and not 1,000 or $1000.

	c.	The Percentage of Liability can be 0 or any figure less than 100.

	d.	To auto compute the Amount after Liability based on the Percentage of Liability, please click on the icon as shown:


	e.	Enter the items of the Breakdown of General Damages, and if there are more than 5 items, you can enter the additional items after clicking on the Next 5 link at the bottom of the table.

	f.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

6.	Actual Amount of General Damages


	This page will be displayed only if there is a Judgement/ Order of Court on Quantum of Damages/ Settlement reached between parties during Pre-Trial or other such settlement conferences in Court.

	a.	When displayed, this is a compulsory page to be entered when submitting a Case.

	b.	All amounts must be in numeric format without any ',' or '$' symbols. E.g. It should be entered as 1000 and not 1,000 or $1000.

	c.	The Percentage of Liability can be 0 or any figure less than 100.

	d.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

7. Actual Amount of Special Damages


	a.	This is an optional page when submitting a Case.

	b.	The Interest Payable can be 0 value.

	c.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

8. Interim Payment Details


	a.	This is an optional page when submitting a Case.

	b.	Enter the items for the Interim Payment Details, and if there are more than 3 items, you can enter these items after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	c.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

9. Administrator/ Executor Particulars


	This page will be displayed only if accident victim is a deceased person and Grant of Probate/Letter of Administration has been extracted.

	a.	When displayed, this is a compulsory page to be submitted.

	b.	Bank Details is compulsory if one of the Administrator/ Executor is a Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or is representing a Private Company.

	c.	Date of Birth is compulsory if Administrator/ Executor is a person.

	d.	Enter the particulars for the Administrator/ Executor Particulars, and if there are more than 3 particulars, you can enter the particulars of these additional persons after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	e.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

10. Claimant Particulars


	This page will be displayed only if the accident victim is a deceased person but Grant of Probate/Letter of Administration will not be extracted.
	a.	When displayed, this is a compulsory page to be submitted.

	b.	Bank Details is compulsory if one of the Claimant is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident.

	c.	Enter the particulars for the Claimant Particulars, and if there are more than 3 particulars, you can enter the additional particulars after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	d.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

11. Committee of Estate Particulars


	This page will be displayed only if the accident victim is not deceased and a Comittee of Estate has been appointed because the accident victim is mentally unsound.

	a.	when displayed, this is a compulsory page to be submitted.

	b.	If the Committee of Estatee is a Law Firm/ Accounting Firms/ Government Agency, please click on ''
		A page with a list of Law Firm/ Accounting Firms/ Government Agency will be displayed for you to chose. Once chosen and clicked on the [Ok] button of the page, the Firm type and ID will be auto-populated on the Committee of Estate Particulars page.

	c.	Bank Details is compulsory if one of the Committee of Estate is a Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or is representing a Private Company.

	d.	Date of Birth is compulsory if Committee of Estate is a person.

	e.	Enter the particulars for the Committee of Estate Particulars and if there are more than 3 particulars, you can enter these additional particulars after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	f.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

12. Next Friend Particulars


	This page will be displayed only if the accident victim is not deceased and is a minor, i.e the age is below 21 years old.

	a.	When displayed, this is a compulsory page to be submitted.

	b.	Bank Details is compulsory if one of the Next Friend is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident.

	c.	Enter the particulars for the Next Friend Particulars and if there are more than 3 particulars, you can enter the additional particulars after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	d.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

13. Defendant Particulars


	a.	At least one Defendant or Insurer Particulars must be entered.

	b.	If the Defendant is a Law Firm/ Accounting Firms/ Government Agency, please click on ''.
		A page with a list of Law Firm/ Accounting Firms/ Government Agency will be displayed for you to chose. Once chosen and clicked on the [Ok] button of the page, the Firm type and ID will be auto-populated on the Defendant Particulars page.

	c.	If at the Solicitor Particulars Page, the capacity in which you are representing the victim is "Defendant", the Firm Name, Company Type and Company/ Business Registering Number will be populated on this page.

	d.	If at the Solicitor Particulars Page, the capacity in which you are representing the victim is "Defendant's Solicitor", the Law Firm Name and File Reference Number will be auto-populated for the Solicitor Acting for Defendant section on this page.

	e.	Enter the particulars for the Defendant Particulars and if there are more than 3 particulars, you can enter the additional particulars after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	f.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

14. Insurer Particulars


	a.	At least one Defendant or Insurer Particulars must be entered.

	b.	If at the Solicitor Particulars Page, the capacity in which you are representing the victim is "Insurer", the Firm Name and File Reference Number will be auto-populated on this page.

	c.	Enter the particulars for the Insurer Particulars and if there are more than 3 particulars, you can enter the additional particulars after clicking on the Next 3 link at the bottom of the table.

	d.	You can proceed to the other pages by clicking on the [Next] button or other TABs. The selected page will be displayed.

15. Transaction Summary


	a.	This page displays the details that you have entered. Please check through this page to see whether all the information entered is correct. You can do this online or print out a copy to check.

	b.	To print, please click on this icon as shown:

	c.	All necessary pages must be completed and all mandatory documents must be attached before a Case can be successfully submitted.

	d.	Documents should only be attached just before submission. Only PDF documents are accepted. Please note that any documents already attached will not be saved if you move to a different page or you click [Save and Exit].

16. Transaction Completion


	a.	Upon successful submission, a File Reference No. (AC/NNNNN-NNNN-X) and an E-Filing No. will be generated. Please print out a copy for your record purposes. In all subsequent correspondences with the Public Trustee please cite this File Reference No.

	b.	To print, please click on this icon as shown:

	c.	If your Party and Party Costs have already been settled, you can proceed to submit your Solicitor and Client Costs immediately by clicking on the [Submit S&C Costs] button at the bottom of the page. If your Party and Party Costs is still pending settlement, you can [Exit] and submit your Solicitor and Client Costs online at a future date when it has been settled.

Version No: 1.0

Last Updated: 23/08/2004