Annotated civil liability legislation : Queensland / Richard John Douglas, Gerard Raymond Mullins, Simon Richard Grant.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Australia, 2025.

6th edition

202335

Queensland. -- Civil Liability Act 2003.

Liability (Law) -- Queensland.

Legislative Framework - An Overview

1. Preliminary

Part 1. Introduction

Part 2. Application of Act

Part 3. Interpretation

2. Civil Liability for Harm

Part 1. Breach of duty

Division 1. General standard of care

Division 2. Causation

Division 3. Assumption of risk

Division 4. dangerous recreational activities

Division 5. duty of professionals

Division 6. Contributory negligence

Division 7. Enhancement of public safety

Part 2. Proportionate liability

Part 2A. Liability of institutions for child abuse

Division 1. Preliminary

Division 2. Duty of institutions

Division 3. Liability of particular institutions and officeholders

Division 4. Satisfaction of liability

Division 5. Miscellaneous

Part 3. Liability of public and other authorities and volunteers

Division 1. Public and other authorities

Division 2. Food donors and volunteers

Part 4. Exclusion from claiming damages because of particular behavior

Division 1. Criminal behavior

Division 2. Intoxication

Part 5. Awards for economic loss following sterilisation procedure or contraceptive procedure or advice

3. Assessment of Damages for Personal Injury

Part 1. Preliminary

Part 2. Exemplary and similar damages

Part 2A. Participants in National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland

Part 3. Assessment of damages

Part 4. Structured settlements

4. Miscellaneous

Part 1. Expressions of regret

Part 1A. Apologies

Part 2. Jury trials

Part 3. General

5. Transitional and Other Provisions

Part 1. Transitional provisions for Act no. 16 of 2003

Part 2. Transitional provisions for Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2004

Part 3. Transitional provision for Civil Liability (Dust Diseases) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2005

Part 4. Declaration about commencement of chapter 2, part 2

Part 5. Transitional provision for Criminal Code and Civil Liability Amendment Act 2007

Part 6. Transitional provision for Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008, Part 5

Part 7. Transitional provision for Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010

Part 8. Transitional provision for Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019

Part 9. Transitional provision for justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023.

Annotated Civil Liability Legislation — Queensland, 6th edition, is the essential companion for practitioners engaged in the conduct of negligence claims, whether in a commercial or personal injury context. This well-renowned title is a unique and practical guide to the interpretation and application of the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) and the Civil Liability Regulation 2014 (Qld). This 6th edition updates and examines the important advances in jurisprudence concerning this legislation.. The text also contains helpful cross-references to the cognate provisions of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld), and provides updates to the ISV calculation tables for both pieces of legislation. The well-defined annotated format of this text affords practitioners commencement and application information, expert commentary by reference to case law and journal treatment, together with cross-referencing to interstate and federal analogues. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780409361124

xciii, 916 pages ; 24 cm