Review of the Law of Negligence

Status

Closed

Date

2002

Review chair

David Andrew

Topic

Consumers and community

Downloads

Complete Report 1.75 MB

Letter 556.22 KB

Letter 13.85 KB

Table of Contents 99.5 KB

Table of Contents 17.74 KB

Terms of Reference 96.39 KB

Terms of Reference 17.95 KB

Panel of Eminent Persons 91.83 KB

Panel of Eminent Persons 11.59 KB

List of Recommendations 151.02 KB

List of Recommendations 81.6 KB

Introduction 124.08 KB

Introduction 55.07 KB

Implementation of the Panel's Recommendations 94.1 KB

Implementation of the Panel's Recommendations 16.82 KB

Professional Negligence 188.82 KB

Professional Negligence 103.14 KB

Not-for-Profit Organisations 62.34 KB

Trade Practices 135.4 KB

Trade Practices 69.25 KB

Limitation of Actions 160.47 KB

Limitation of Actions 71.74 KB

Forseeability, Standard of Care, Causation and Remoteness of Damages 105.96 KB

Contributory Negligence, Assumption of Risk and Duties of Protection 148.91 KB

Contributory Negligence, Assumption of Risk and Duties of Protection 69.36 KB

Mental Harm 150.08 KB

Mental Harm 81.53 KB

Public Authorities 140.17 KB

Public Authorities 1.75 MB

Non-Delegable Duties and Vicarious Liability 120.89 KB

Non-Delegable Duties and Vicarious Liability 40.79 KB

Proportionate Liability 122.24 KB

Proportionate Liability 42.96 KB

Damages 348.8 KB

Damages 228.47 KB

Appendices - Appendix A: Trade Practices Act 1974 and state and territory equivalents 139.63 KB

Appendices - Appendix A: Trade Practices Act 1974 and state and territory equivalents 98.28 KB

Definitions 98.92 KB

Definitions 18.72 KB

List of Submissions 181.69 KB

List of Submissions 24.55 KB

List of Consultations and Advice 113.43 KB

List of Consultations and Advice 15.54 KB

Table of Cases 148.18 KB

Table of Cases 21.61 KB

Table of Legislation 1.75 MB

Table of Legislation 14 KB

List of Tables 110.11 KB

List of Tables 10.48 KB

Following from the Ministerial Meeting on Public Liability Insurance on 30 May 2002, the Commonwealth in consultation with the States and Territories agreed to jointly appoint an expert panel of eminent persons to examine the law of negligence, including its interactions with the Trade Practices Act 1974.

The Report of the Law of Negligence was released on 2 October 2002. This report also includes the First Report which was released in September 2002.

On 15 November 2002 the Report to the Insurance Issues Working Group of Heads of Treasuries - Actuarial assessment of the recommendations of the Ipp Report was released by the Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer*.