Review of the law of negligence : final report, September 2002.

[Canberra, A.C.T.] : Commonwealth of Australia, 2002.

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Negligence -- Australia.

Limitation of actions -- Australia.

Liability (Law) -- Australia.

1. Introduction

2. Implementation of the panel's recommendations

3. Professional negligence

4. Not-for-profit organisations

5. Trade practices

6. Limitation of actions

7. Foreseeability, standard of care, causation and remoteness of damage

8. Contributory negligence, assumption of risk and duties of protection

9. Mental harm

10. Public authorities

11. No-delegable duties and vicarious liability

12. Proportionate liability

13. Damages.

This 255 page report is the final report of the panel appointed as a result of the second Ministerial Meeting on Public Liability Insurance to examine and review the law of negligence including its interaction with the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Chairman: Justice David Ipp.

Ipp report.

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xiii, 255 p.