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What Counts As "Obvious Risk"?- Part 2

Two recent matters concerning the dangerous recreational activity (DRA) defence provide the insurance industry with parameters concerning the extent to which the DRA defence is available to insurers where obvious risks are involved.  

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What Counts As "Obvious Risk"? - Part 1

2021 was a precedent-setting year for litigation relating to dangerous recreational activities (DRAs) and the engagement of the dangerous recreational activity defence under section 5L of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW).

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Everyone’s Had It… So, What’s Reasonable Now?

Even before March 2020, before COVID Omicron, the RAT’s and the lockdowns, knowing what ‘normal’ was meant to look like was always a challenge. For employers and their advisors, we relied on the laws and decisions of the Tribunals and Courts to provide direction about what could (or should) be done (or not done).

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That doesn’t look like Cabinet information to me

That doesn’t look like Cabinet information to me

Arguing that a document is Cabinet information is not enough to have the document prohibited from disclosure, under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.
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GIPA: Scorned husbands need not apply

GIPA: Scorned husbands need not apply

In DDT v Charles Sturt University [2017] NSWCATAD 329 the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales (NCAT) was asked to make a determination concerning an access to information application under the Government Information Public Access Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act).
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Consultation on two new draft resources under the GIPA Act

Consultation on two new draft resources under the GIPA Act

The NSW Information Commissioner is seeking feedback on two draft resources which they have developed to assist decision-makers under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.
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Changes to review of GIPA Act decisions and privacy matters

Changes to review of GIPA Act decisions and privacy matters

The NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal recently announced changes to the review of The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 decisions and privacy matters.

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