Personal Injury Law in the ACT

On this page are links to other sites, laws and cases where you can read about personal injury law in the ACT.  Just click on the links to access the sites, laws and cases.

Sites

ACT Supreme Court site contains court lists, cases decided by the court, information about the court and court officials.

ACT Magistrates Court site contains information about the Magistrates Court, daily court lists and further links to other sites including tribunals in the ACT.

ACT Workcover site contains information about workers compensation, occupational health and safety and other related topics.

AUSTLII site comprehensively provides access to cases and legislation from all over Australia.

Laws

The following pieces of legislation are the main laws that affect the running of a personal injuries compensation case in the ACT.

Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002

Civil Law (Wrongs) Regulation 2003

Workers Compensation Act 1951

Workers Compensation Regulation 2002

Limitation Act 1985

While the important ACT cases are to be found on the ACT Supreme Court Website, the following are some of the important High Court cases which have an effect on ACT cases.

Cases

Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161

Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232

Cattanach v Melchior [2003] HCA 38

Romeo v Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory (1998) 192 CLR 431

Pyrenees Shire Council v Day (1998) 192 CLR 330

The Nominal Defendant v Mary Gardikiotis (1996) 186 CLR 49