LAWS1061 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Safeway Inc.
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Sappideen, vines, grant & watson, torts: commentary and materials (lawbook co, 10th ed, 2009), pp. [1] traditionally, there have been laws governing the duty of care owed by the occupiers of land to those who enter their land. The laws governing this were formalised in lipman v clendinnen [2] and distinguished between different classes of people. However, that approach changed in australia in two ways: Some of the legislatures passed statutes which dictate that occupiers" liability should be dealt with in the same way as normal negligence. The high court in australia safeway stores pty ltd zaluzna decided that occupiers" liability should be dealt with in the same way as normal negligence. Traditionally, people entering a property were classified by the following categories: Invitees - people who enter for business purposes: licensees - friendly visitors. There is a duty of harm to prevent harm from unusual damage (known to the defendant). [3]
