LLB240 Study Guide - Final Guide: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Safeway Inc., Misfeasance

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Statutory Authority Problem Question Approach:
a) Are they a statutory authority under Section 41 of Civil Liability Act
"public or other authority" means:
(a) the Crown (within the meaning of the Crown Proceedings
Act 1988 ), or
(b) a Government department, or
(c) a public health organisation within the meaning of the Health
Services Act 1997 , or
(d) a local council, or
(e) any public or local authority constituted by or under an Act,
or
(e1) any person having public official functions or acting in a
public official capacity (whether or not employed as a public
official), but only in relation to the exercise of the person's public
official functions, or
(f) a person or body prescribed (or of a class prescribed) by the
regulations as an authority to which this Part applies (in respect
of all or specified functions), or
(g) any person or body in respect of the exercise of public or
other functions of a class prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this Part.
b) Is it misfeasance or nonfeasance? – Section 43(1)
(1) This section applies to proceedings for civil liability to which this
Part applies to the extent that the liability is based on a breach of a
statutory duty by a public or other authority in connection with
the exercise of or a failure to exercise a function of the authority.
c) Established duty or novel duty
a. Established categories (not exhaustive):
a.i. Occupiers and entrants (Australian Safeway Stores v Zaluzna
(1987))
a.ii. Drivers and other road users (Bourhill v Young)
a.iii. Employers and employees (Bankstown Foundry v Braistina
(1986))
b. Novel category:
b.i. Reasonable foreseeability – ‘consequence of the same general
character’ (Chapman v Hearse (1961))
b.ii. Salient features – no definitive guidance, various approaches
approved by courts
May include – totality, control, vulnerability/reliance,
knowledge, policy/operational discretion, statutory
scheme (Crimms v Stevedoring; Graham Barclay Oysters
v Ryan)
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Statutory authority problem question approach: are they a statutory authority under section 41 of civil liability act. "public or other authority" means: (a) the crown (within the meaning of the crown proceedings. Act 1988 ), or (b) a government department, or (c) a public health organisation within the meaning of the health. Section 43(1) (1) this section applies to proceedings for civil liability to which this. Occupiers and entrants (australian safeway stores v zaluzna (1987)) a. ii. Drivers and other road users (bourhill v young) a. iii. Employers and employees (bankstown foundry v braistina (1986): novel category: b. i. Reasonable foreseeability consequence of the same general character" (chapman v hearse (1961)) b. ii. Salient features no definitive guidance, various approaches approved by courts. May include totality, control, vulnerability/reliance, knowledge, policy/operational discretion, statutory scheme (crimms v stevedoring; graham barclay oysters v ryan: breach section 5b of civil liability act, formulation of standard section 43a: test of unreasonable a. i.

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