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Up in the air: contributory negligence confusion
Record ID:
80099
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2011
Author:
Anderson, Emily ;
Subject:
Contributory Negligence ; Duty of Care ; Workers Compensation ; Occupational Health and Safety ;
Source:
LIJ (2011) 85 No 5
Date_of_entry:
21/06/2019
Notes:
Employers are obliged to provide a safe system of work which protects employees from injury due to mere inadvertence. However, the line between excusable misjudgement and contributory negligence is often unclear.
Section:
Personal Injury & Tort Law
Cases:
Bankstown Foundry Pty Ltd v Braistina [1986] HCA 20 ; Davies v Adelaide Chemical and Fertilizer Co Ltd [1946] HCA 47 ; McLean v Tedman & Brambles Holdings Ltd [1984] HCA 60 ; Sungravure Pty Ltd v Meani [1964] HCA 16 ; Commissioner of Railways v Ruprecht [1979] HCA 37 ; Mayhew v Lewington's Transport Pty Ltd [2010] VSCA 202 ; Shirreff v Elazac Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 381 ; Fassbender v HW & MTA Bohlmann [2010] VSCA 204 ;
Month:
May

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