Our Services

Traffic Accident Report

Victoria Police provides a service to individuals and organisations wishing to obtain information about vehicle accidents that occurred in Victoria and were reported to Victoria Police.

Please note that if no person was injured in the accident and all involved parties have exchanged name and address details, Victoria Police will not normally make a formal report of the accident. In that case the Accident Records Office will not be able to provide a report of the accident.

Any person who is injured or suffers property damage as a result of a traffic accident may apply for a copy of the collision report, or may authorise a person to represent them and apply on their behalf.

Victoria Police applies strict guidelines to the release of any information it holds, to individuals and organisations outside Victoria Police. The document 'How to lodge a vehicle accident information application form', accompanying each form, lists what information will be released as well as providing detailed information about completing the form.

Please allow a minimum of 10 working days for Accident Report applications to be processed. Accident Reports cannot be released prior to the completion of the investigation. Delays may be affected by, for example, difficulty locating witnesses or people involved in the accident, delays in obtaining statements, of the need to seek further information to clarify the circumstances surrounding an accident.

Which application form do I use?

Individual Form is used by:

• Drivers
• Vehicle Owners
• Passengers
• Pedestrians
• Property Owners

Use this form if the applicant is an individual involved in the vehicle accident.

Authorised Representative Form is used by:

• Insurers
• Solicitors
• Loss Assessors
• Investigators
• Employee

Use this form if the applicant is a relevant insurer, or a third party with written authorisation from an individual involved in the accident to obtain information on their behalf. Also includes the representative/employee of an organisation directly involved in the accident i.e. owner of property or vehicle.

Personal Representative Form is used by:

• Parent
• Guardian
• Administrator
• Executor
• Power of Attorney

Use this form if the applicant is a third party. The individual involved in the accident is unable to provide their representative with a written authority to obtain information on their behalf e.g. the individual is a child, disabled, does not have the legal capacity, or has died as a result of the vehicle accident.

Fees

Application fees for accident reports change on 1 July, every year, in accordance with the Police Regulation (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2004.

The current search fee for an accident report is $45.00. This is a non-refundable search fee.

Police Regulation (Fees & Charges) Regulations 2004 prescribe that a search fee of $45.00 (GST does not apply) is to be charged, to incorporate a search of relevant records to supply a copy of the Collision Report and, if applicable, the first ten pages of statements. Should the report contain additional pages of statements they will be available for a further fee of $1.00 per page.

Applications forwarded by mail must include a cheque or money order made out to Victoria Police.

Do not send cash through the mail.

Contact Us

Accident Records Office
GPO Box 913
Melbourne VIC 3001

Phone: (03) 9247 5250, 9247 5262, or 9247 5623
Email: accidentrecords.rsd@police.vic.gov.au