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Constitutional Law (Cth) – Powers of federal Parliament – Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth) amended Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) – Amending Act altered primary constitutional basis of Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) so …

Negligence – Duty of care – Statutory power to report abuse of child to police – Where duty of care in exercise of statutory powers conceded – Where scope or extent of duty disputed – Where primary judge found that no authority acting reasonably could …

Negligence – Relationship between the Police Service Act 1990 (NSW) and the nature and extent of the duty of care owed by the "Crown" or Commissioner of Police to the respondent police officer. Negligence – Respondent police officer assisted a stabbing …

Tort – Trespass – Whether recognition of occupiers' rights of quiet enjoyment of land an appropriate consideration when awarding damages. Damages – Aggravated damages – Exemplary damages – Where assault and trespass committed by police officers – Whether …

Negligence – Liability of school authority - Alleged sexual assault on pupil by teacher - Whether school authority in breach of non-delegable duty of care - Concept of non-delegable duty - Whether school authority vicariously liable - Test for imposition …

Police – Arrest without warrant – Where s 99(1) of Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) provides that police officer may, without warrant, arrest person if police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that person is committing or …

Costs – Limit on maximum costs in connection with claim for "personal injury damages" – Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 338 – Where "personal injury damages" defined to have same meaning as in Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), Pt 2 – Whether maximum …

Constitutional law (Cth) – Judicial power of Commonwealth – Where resident of Tasmania sought administrative review of decisions made on behalf of Commissioner of New South Wales Police Force – Where New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal …