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RAF Accident Claim Document Pack
RAF Accident Claim Document Pack for organising documents, proof, records, and consultation materials connected to raf claims.
Time to prepare1-4 hours
Before you contact a lawyer
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Before the consultation
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You need a clean raf claims document pack before a first consultation.
Road-accident victims, families, dependants, carers, employers, and advisers preparing an RAF consultation need accident, police, medical, income, expense, and correspondence records organised.
Not For
- Drafting legal documents, choosing a legal route, or making binding decisions without tailored advice.
Documents
- Accident report
- SAPS reference
- Photos
- Witness details
- Medical records
- Medical invoices
- Employer records
- RAF correspondence
- Identity records
- Authority records
- Official records
- Financial records
- Correspondence
- Question list
Timeline
- Before consultation: collect identity, authority, core matter, official, and money records.
- During review: confirm controlling records, missing documents, and next route.
- Afterwards: save final versions and calendar next dates.
- Ongoing: update the document index as records change.
Tips
- Send documents in date order.
- Keep draft and final versions separate.
- Name who has authority to instruct the lawyer.
- Ask what can be handled remotely and what needs original documents.
Warning Signs
- Authority to sign or instruct is unclear.
- An official deadline or filing date is close.
- Records conflict with each other.
- A document is being pushed for urgent signature.
Official sources
- Road Accident Fund: how to claimRAF claim-preparation and claim-document context.
- Road Accident Fund claim formsRAF form and supporting-document context.
- Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996RAF statutory framework context.
- Legal Practice Council list of legal practitionersLegal-practitioner discovery and verification context.
This checklist is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice.
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