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National Injury Insurance Scheme of Queensland (NIISQ)

If you have been severely injured in a motor vehicle accident in Queensland, we can help. We provide tailored supports to assist with your long-term care needs, helping to improve your quality of life. Our services include recovery planning and return-to-work programs to help you regain independence and achieve your goals.

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Complex Care services

At Kanda, we specialise in providing complex care services for individuals with significant injuries. Our experienced team can support you with the care you need to help you get your life back after a serious motor vehicle injury.

Complex Care

Eligibility for NISSQ care and support

The NIISQ (National Injury Insurance Scheme of Queensland) provides funding and lifetime support to individuals who have sustained eligible serious personal injuries in motor vehicle accidents in Queensland on or after 1 July 2016.

The “no-fault” scheme is specifically designed to assist individuals with long-term, catastrophic injuries by ensuring they receive comprehensive support throughout their lives. It operates separately from the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme and focuses on providing tailored care and funding for those with severe injuries.

Anyone who sustains a serious personal injury in a motor vehicle accident in Queensland may be eligible to receive necessary and reasonable lifetime treatment, care, and support through the NIISQ.

A serious personal injury includes:

  • Permanent spinal cord injuries.
  • Permanent injury to the brachial plexus.
  • Traumatic brain injuries.
  • Severe burns.
  • Multiple or high-level limb amputations.
  • Permanent blindness caused by trauma.
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National Injury Insurance Scheme of Queensland (NIISQ) FAQs

The National Injury Insurance Scheme of Queensland (NIISQ) provides lifetime funding and support for people who sustain a serious personal injury in a motor vehicle accident in Queensland on or after 1 July 2016. It is a no fault scheme, meaning support is available regardless of who caused the accident.

You may be eligible if you sustained a serious personal injury such as a permanent spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, severe burns, multiple limb amputation or permanent traumatic blindness in a Queensland motor vehicle accident, assessed against the scheme's defined injury categories.

NIISQ operates separately from Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance and focuses specifically on lifetime treatment, care and support for catastrophic injuries. CTP generally covers a broader range of claims, while NIISQ is designed for long term, life changing injuries requiring ongoing support.

Yes, Kanda specialises in complex care for people with significant injuries funded through NIISQ, supporting recovery planning, daily care and return to work programs to help you regain independence after a serious motor vehicle injury.

Yes, NIISQ funding can include recovery planning and return to work programs designed to help participants regain independence and resume everyday life after a serious injury, with your plan built around your specific recovery goals.

Contact Kanda directly to discuss your NIISQ eligibility and long term care needs, and our team will guide you through what support is available.

Our positive impact

“We were fortunate enough to be pointed towards Kanda (previously Programmed Care) and straight away decided they’re the people we wanted to go with and its worked out marvellous.”
Colin South Australia
"The people from Kanda (previously Programmed Care) were unbelievably wonderful. They treated us with respect, as individuals who really mattered. We never felt rushed. They always had time to listen. I have total confidence in recommending the organisation and every individual we met."
Jo Victoria