Law Institute Victoria

Full Record

< Back To Results | Email Record
Liability of statutory authorities for negligent misstatements
Record ID:
22459
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2002
Author:
Yorston, Mark ;
Subject:
Negligent Misstatement ; Statutory Authorities ; Liability ;
Source:
LIJ (2002) 76 No 1
Date_of_entry:
31/01/2002
Notes:
Is a statutory authority liable for a negligent misstatement? It all depends, said the High Court in Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board, on an understanding of the extent to which the recipient of the information relies on it, and on the "vulnerability" of the recipient to damage from such reliance.
Section:
Feature
Cases:
Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board [2001] HCA 19 ; Perre v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 180 ; Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Co Limited v Evatt (1968) 122 CLR 556 ; San Sebastian Pty Ltd v The Minister (1986) 162 CLR 340 ;
Month:
February

Request Article

Item Availability
Expand View
Item Availability
Collapse View
Similar Items
Expand View
Similar Items
Collapse View
Expand | Email | Save
Liability - fourth party (R of J)
Author:
Reinhardt, Greg ;
Year:
1994
Subject:
Liability ; Lauren v. Jolly & Ors (unreported, 8 April 1994, 2564/90, Ormiston andJ.D. Philllips JJ.) ;
Section 52 - is honesty a defence?
Author:
McGregor, Robert ;
Year:
1996
Subject:
Trade Practices ; Misrepresentation ; Liability ; Misleading Conduct ; Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd v Australian Federation of ConsumerOrganisations (1993) ATPR 41-199 ;
Review of judgments - Supreme Court
Author:
Reinhardt, Greg ;
Year:
1996
Subject:
Liability ; Hamerhaven Pty Ltd v Ogge and Hargrave Ogge (a firm) and others(unreported, 27 October 1995, No 10304/93, Winneke, Ormiston and Callaway JJA) ;
Supreme Court judgments
Author:
Reinhardt, Greg ;
Year:
1996
Subject:
Pleadings ; Caveats ; Liability ; Negligence ; Damages ; See LIJ hardcopy ;
Pollution offenses: corporate and directors' responsibilities
Author:
Jackson, Ross ;
Year:
1990
Subject:
Environmental Law ; Environmental Pollution ; Directors ; Liability ; Executives ; Olex Cables Ltd. v. Howden (unreported decision, Murphy J., 8 May 1978) ; Australian Safeway Stores Pty. Ltd. v. Gorman [1973] V.R. 570 ; Tesco Supermarkets Ltd. v. Natrass [1971] 2 All E.R. 127 ; Chiou Yaou Fa v. Morris [1987] 46 N.T.R. 1 ; Proudman v. Dayman [1941] 67 C.L.R. 536 ; Allen v. United Carpet Mills Pty. Ltd. [1989] V.R. 323 ;
One for the road: liability of servers of alcohol
Author:
Hoyne, Marcus ;
Year:
1998
Subject:
Alcohol ; Liability ; Negligence ; Johns v Cosgrove & Ors (unreported SCQLD 12/12/97) ;
PERIN court fines: provable in bankruptcy?
Author:
Webster, Grant ;
Year:
1998
Subject:
Bankruptcy ; Debt ; Liability ;
Changes to domestic building insurance - conveyancers and litigators beware
Author:
Patison, Lance & Guymer, Lance ;
Year:
1999
Subject:
Building Contracts ; Insurance Claims ; Liability ;
View from the editorial chair
Author:
Brown, Melinda ;
Year:
2000
Subject:
Newspapers ; Liability ; Peter Blunden ;
The Robak case: implications for sole defendants
Author:
Lovegrove, Kim; Borthwick, Lex ;
Year:
2000
Subject:
Liability ; Third Parties ; Boral Resources v Robak Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd ; Foster hall Pty Ltd and FCH Consulting Pty Ltd v Wimmera-Mallee Rural WaterAuthority and R&L Tank Fabrications ;
LIV Social
Footer