Liability of highway authorities for non-repair
Reference received: 25 September 1985
This reference is part of the
Community Law Reform Program
Report
Report 55: Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-repair [PDF, 218Kb], December 1987
Tabled in parliament: 12 September 1989
Judicial citation: Brodie v Singleton Shire Council (2001) 75 ALJR 992
Terms of reference
To inquire into and report on the following matters:
- whether the common law rule which denies recovery to a person injured as a result of a failure to repair the highway in an action against the authority in occupation of the highway should be modified or abolished;
- any related matter.