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- Project 62 - The Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-Feasance   flag 

[1981] WALRC 1
Western Australian Law Reform Commission
Australia - Western Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Government Railways Act 1904 (WA) s40
Limitation Act 1935 (WA)
Law Reform Commission Act (WA) s11
Law Reform (Contributory Negligence and Tortfeasors' Contribution) Act 1947 (WA) s7
Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Act 1909 (WA)
Nickel (Agnew) Agreement Act 1974 (WA)
Public Works Act 1902 (WA) s86, s87
Rights in Water and Irrigation Act, 1914 (WA)
Road Traffic Act 1974 (WA) s5, s92
Country Towns Sewerage Act 1948 (WA)
Interpretation Act 1918 (WA)
Local Government Act, 1960 (WA)
State Energy Commission Act 1979 (WA)
Water Boards Act, 1904 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Liability of Highway Authorities: Non -feasance Revisited [1980] Law Institute Journal 261 Law Institute Journal Australia - Victoria circa 1980 flag 2
Leakey v National Trust [1979] EWCA Civ 5; [1980] QB 485; [1980] 1 All ER 17; [1980] 2 WLR 65; 9 Page 230 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 31 Jul 1979 BAILII flag 99
Bird v Pearce [1979] RTR 369 United Kingdom circa 1979 flag 9
Haydon v Kent County Council [1978] QB 343; [1978] 2 All ER 97 United Kingdom circa 1978 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 30
Barratt v District of North Vancouver (1978) 89 DLR (3d) 473; (1978) 6 BCLR 319 Canada - British Columbia circa 1978 flag 3
Public Transport Commission (NSW) v Perry [1977] HCA 32; (1977) 137 CLR 107; 14 ALR 273; 51 ALJR 620 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Jun 1977 AustLII flag 40
Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1977] UKHL 4; [1978] AC 728; [1977] 2 All ER 492; [1977] 2 WLR 1024 House of Lords United Kingdom 12 May 1977 BAILII flag 686
G J Knight Holdings Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council [1975] 2 NSWLR 796; (1975) 34 LGRA 170 Australia - New South Wales circa 1975 LexisNexis AU flag 45
Grantham v South Australia & Industrial Sales & Service (1975) 12 SASR 74 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1975 Legal Online / Westlaw flag 14
Rider [1973] 1 All ER 294 United Kingdom circa 1973 LexisNexis flag 2
Schiller v Mulgrave Shire Council (No2) [1972] HCA 60; (1972) 129 CLR 116; [1972-73] ALR 694; (1972) 27 LGRA 354; (1972) 46 ALJR 650 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 24 Nov 1972 AustLII flag 41
British Railways Board v Herrington [1972] UKHL 1; [1972] AC 877; [1972] 1 All ER 749; 1972 2 WLR 537 House of Lords United Kingdom 16 Feb 1972 BAILII flag 263
Birch v Thomas [1972] 1 All ER 905; [1972] 1 WLR 294 United Kingdom circa 1972 LexisNexis flag 3
Council [1972] 2 NSWLR 521 Australia - New South Wales circa 1972 LexisNexis AU flag 28
Cooper v Southern Portland Cement Ltd (1972) 46 ALJR 302 Australia circa 1972 flag 3
City of Keilor v O'Donohue [1971] HCA 77; (1971) 126 CLR 353; [1972] ALR 193; 27 LGRA 13; 46 ALJR 93 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Dec 1971 AustLII flag 49
Hollier v Rambler Motors (AMC) Ltd [1971] EWCA Civ 12; [1972] 2 QB 71; [1972] 1 All ER 399; [1972] 2 WLR 401; [1972] RTR 190 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 19 Nov 1971 BAILII flag 52
Hahn v Conley [1971] HCA 56; (1971) 126 CLR 276; [1972] ALR 247; 45 ALJR 631 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Nov 1971 AustLII flag 60
Horsley v Maclaren (The Ogopogo) (1971) 22 DLR (3d) 545 Canada circa 1971 flag 4
Birch v Council of the Central West County District [1969] HCA 67; (1969) 119 CLR 652; [1970] ALR 307; (1969) 18 LGRA 125; (1969) 44 ALJR 66 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Dec 1969 AustLII flag 8
Government Insurance Office of NSW v Fredrichberg [1968] HCA 54; (1968) 118 CLR 403; 42 ALJR 198 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Aug 1968 AustLII flag 73
Burnside v Emerson [1968] 3 All ER 741 United Kingdom circa 1968 LexisNexis flag 3
Meggs v Liverpool Corporation [1968] 1 All ER 1137; [1968] 1 WLR 689 United Kingdom circa 1968 LexisNexis flag 15
Bennett and Wood Ltd v Orange City Council (1967) 67 SR (NSW) 426 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1967 flag 13
Goldman v Hargrave [1966] UKPC 2; [1967] 1 AC 645; [1966] 2 All ER 989; (1966) 3 WLR 5130110 Privy Council United Kingdom 19 Jan 1966 BAILII flag 126
Sisson v North Sydney Municipal Council (1966) 12 LGRA 203; [1966] 1 NSWR 580 Australia - New South Wales circa 1966 flag 9
Griffiths v Liverpool Corporation [1966] 2 All ER 1015 United Kingdom circa 1966 LexisNexis flag 3
Nonfeasance Under Fire (1966) 2 New Zealand Universities Law Review 115 New Zealand Universities Law Review New Zealand circa 1966 Westlaw flag 6
Quinn v Scott [1965] 2 All ER 588; [1965] 1 WLR 1004 United Kingdom circa 1965 LexisNexis flag 14
Culcairn Shire Council v Kirk [1964-5] NSWR 909 Australia - New South Wales circa 1964 flag 3
Bretherton v Council of the Shire of Hornsby [1963] SR (NSW) 334; (1963) 80 WN (NSW) 332; (1963) 8 LGRA 354; [1964] NSWR 85 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1963 flag 6
Hocking v Attorney General [1963] NZLR 513 New Zealand circa 1963 LexisNexis flag 5
Hocking v Attorney General [1962] NZLR 118 New Zealand circa 1962 LexisNexis flag 3
Administration of Territory of Papua & New Guinea v Leahy [1961] HCA 6; (1961) 105 CLR 6; [1961] ALR 691; 34 ALJR 472 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 Mar 1961 AustLII flag 27
Attorney-General v St Ives Rural District Council [1959] 3 All ER 371 United Kingdom circa 1959 LexisNexis flag 2
Domanski v Hamilton (1959) 18 DLR (2d) 765 Canada circa 1959 flag 2
Kasapis v Laimos [1959] 2 Lloyds Rep 378 United Kingdom circa 1959 Westlaw flag 2
Easley v New York State Thruway Authority 135 NE2d 572; 1956 1 NY2d 374; 153 NYS2d 28 United States - New York circa 1956 flag 6
Grafton City Council v Riley Dodds (Aust) Ltd (1956) 56 SR (NSW) 53; (1955-1958) 20 LGR (NSW) 205; 73 WN (NSW) 33 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 2 Nov 1955 AustLII flag 8
Patterson v County of Halton [1955] 1 DLR 295 circa 1955 2
Tickle v Hastings Shire Council (1954) 19 LGR 256 United Kingdom circa 1954 flag 3
Semtex, Ltd v Gladstone [1954] 2 All ER 206 United Kingdom circa 1954 LexisNexis flag 5
Thompson v Bankstown Corporation [1953] HCA 5; (1953) 87 CLR 619 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Mar 1953 AustLII flag 73
Pride of Derby and Derbyshire Angling Association Ltd v British Celanese Ltd [1953] Ch 149; [1953] 1 All ER 179; [1953] 2 WLR 58 Court of Chancery United Kingdom circa 1953 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 55
Liability of Highway Authorities (1951) 5 Res Judicatae 21 Res Judicatae Australia circa 1951 HeinOnline flag 4
Gorringe v The Transport Commission (Tas) [1950] HCA 6; (1950) 80 CLR 357; [1950] ALR 277 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Apr 1950 AustLII flag 58
W Alexander & Sons Ltd v Dundee Corporation [1950] SC 123; [1950] SLT 76 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1950 Westlaw flag 7
Hancock v Weddin Shire Council (1949) 17 LGR 192 United Kingdom circa 1949 flag 3
Cutler v Wandsworth Stadium Ltd [1949] AC 398; [1949] 1 All ER 544 United Kingdom circa 1949 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 158
Woodward v Orara Shire Council [1948] NSWStRp 62; (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 63 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 28 Sep 1948 AustLII flag 6
Hann v Kogarah Municipal Council (1947) 16 LGR 164 United Kingdom circa 1947 flag 2
Hams v City of Camberwell [1946] ALR (CN) 568 Australia circa 1946 flag 2
Taylor v Commissioner for Main Roads (1945) 46 SR (NSW) 117 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1945 flag 3
Fisher v Ruislip ‑ Northwood UDC [1945] 2 All ER 458 United Kingdom circa 1945 LexisNexis flag 3
Commissioner for Railways v Dangar (1943) 15 LGR 101 United Kingdom circa 1943 flag 7
East Suffolk Rivers Catchment Board v Kent [1940] UKHL 3; [1941] AC 74; [1940] 4 All ER 527 House of Lords United Kingdom 9 Dec 1940 BAILII flag 109
Aiken v Kingborough Corporation [1939] HCA 20; (1939) 62 CLR 179; [1939] ALR 393 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 May 1939 AustLII flag 59
"Non-feasance in relation to artificial structures on a highway" (1938) 12 Australian Law Journal 231 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 1938 Legal Online flag 7
Wootton v Sydney Municipal Council (1938) 13 LGR 221 United Kingdom circa 1938 flag 2
O ’ Connor v SP Bray Ltd [1937] HCA 18; (1937) 56 CLR 464; [1937] ALR 461 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Apr 1937 AustLII flag 238
Skilton v Epsom and Ewell Urban District Council [1937] 1 KB 112 United Kingdom circa 1937 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 12
Buckle v Bayswater Road Board [1936] HCA 65; (1936) 57 CLR 259; [1937] ALR 50 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 15 Dec 1936 AustLII flag 125
Cook v Ku-ring -gai Municipal Council (1936) 13 LGR 45 United Kingdom circa 1936 flag 3
Campisi v The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 631 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1936 flag 2
(1935) 36 SR (NSW) 68 (1935) 36 SR (NSW) 68 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1935 flag 2
Lerm v Collie Road Board [1934] WALawRp 23; (1934) 37 WALR 48 Australia - Western Australia 3 Dec 1934 AustLII flag 2
Lipman v Clendinnen [1932] HCA 24; (1932) 46 CLR 550; 39 ALR 20 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Jul 1932 AustLII flag 61
Harrison v Sydney Municipal Council (1931) 10 LGR 116 United Kingdom circa 1931 flag 2
Guilfoyle v Port of London Authority [1931] All ER 365 United Kingdom circa 1931 LexisNexis flag 2
Subiaco Municipal Council v Walmsley [1930] WALawRp 7; (1930) 32 WALR 49 Australia - Western Australia 15 Apr 1930 AustLII flag 4
South Australian Railways Commissioner v Barnes [1927] HCA 48; (1927) 40 CLR 179 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Nov 1927 AustLII flag 12
Cull v Green [1924] WALawRp 28; (1924) 27 WALR 62 Australia - Western Australia 26 Nov 1924 AustLII flag 2
Donaldson v Municipal Council of Sydney (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 408 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1924 flag 8
Hesketh v Birmingham Corporation [1922] All ER 243 United Kingdom circa 1922 LexisNexis flag 2
Council of Municipality of Lane Cove (1918) 18 SR (NSW) 90 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales circa 1918 flag 2
Essendon Corporation v McSweeney [1914] HCA 7; 17 CLR 524; 20 ALR 55 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Mar 1914 AustLII flag 21
Woollahra Municipal Council v Moody [1913] HCA 21; (1913) 16 CLR 353 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Apr 1913 AustLII flag 19
McClelland v Manchester Corporation [1911-1913] All ER 562 United Kingdom circa 1913 LexisNexis flag 2
Crouch v Huon, Municipality of 8 Tas LR 107 Australia - Tasmania 6 Dec 1912 AustLII flag 2
Municipal Tramways Trust v Stephens [1912] ArgusLawRp 73; (1912) 15 CLR 104; 18 ALR 377 Argus Law Reports Australia 21 Jun 1912 AustLII flag 6
Frencham v Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works [1911] ArgusLawRp 57; [1911] VicLawRp 42; [1911] VLR 363; (1911) 17 ALR 333; 33 ALT 30 Argus Law Reports Australia - Victoria 4 Aug 1911 AustLII flag 4
McClelland v Manchester Corporation [1911-13] All ER 562 United Kingdom circa 1911 LexisNexis flag 2
Murphy v Murray Roads Board [1906] WALawRp 5; (1906) 8 WALR 45 Australia - Western Australia 6 Mar 1906 AustLII flag 3
Miller v McKeon [1905] HCA 33; (1905) 3 CLR 50; 11 ALR 489 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 16 Sep 1905 AustLII flag 42
Hawthorn Corporation v Kannuluik [1905] All ER 1422 United Kingdom circa 1905 LexisNexis flag 2
Walmsley v Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways Ltd [1903] WALawRp 13; (1903) 5 WALR 49 Australia - Western Australia 9 Apr 1903 AustLII flag 3
Turner v Borough of Goulburn [1903] NSWStRp 22; (1903) 3 SR (NSW) 91; 20 WN (NSW) 47 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 3 Apr 1903 AustLII flag 2
Unger v The President, Council, and Rate-Payers of The Shire of Eltham [1902] VicLawRp 99; (1902) 28 VLR 322; 24 ALT 96 Australia - Victoria 11 Nov 1902 AustLII flag 5
Cromar v Western District Committee of Haddingtonshire County Council (1902) 9 SLT 437 United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1902 Westlaw flag 3
Penny v Wimbledon Urban District Council [1899] UKLawRpKQB 102; [1899] 2 QB 72 United Kingdom 6 May 1899 CommonLII flag 19
Robinson v Workington Corpn [1897] UKLawRpKQB 4; [1897] 1 QB 619 United Kingdom 15 Jan 1897 CommonLII flag 13
Municipal Council of Sydney v Bourke [1895] UKLawRpAC 22; [1895] AC 433; 64 LJPC 140 United Kingdom 10 May 1895 CommonLII flag 43
Clarke v North Sydney, Borough of [1893] NSWLawRp 104; 14 LR (NSW) 499; 10 WN (NSW) 138 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 2 Nov 1893 AustLII flag 3
Pictou (Municipality Of) v Geldert [1893] UKLawRpAC 47; [1893] AC 524 United Kingdom 3 Aug 1893 CommonLII flag 26
Meeling v Vestry of St Mary, Newington (1893) 10 TLR 54 United Kingdom circa 1893 LexisNexis flag 3
Cowley v Newmarket Local Board [1892] UKLawRpAC 42; [1892] AC 345 United Kingdom 9 Aug 1892 CommonLII flag 50
Steele v Mayor of Essendon [1891] VicLawRp 81; (1891) 17 VLR 239 Australia - Victoria 30 Jun 1891 AustLII flag 2
District of Columbia v Armes 107 US 519; 17 Ot 519; 27 L Ed 618; 2 SCt 840 United States Supreme Court United States 7 May 1883 WorldLII flag 30
AG v Dorking Union [1881-5] All ER 320 United Kingdom circa 1881 LexisNexis flag 2
Glossop v Heston and Isleworth Local Board [1879] UKLawRpCh 173; [1874-80] All ER 836; 12 Ch D 102; 49 LJCh 89 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 9 May 1879 CommonLII flag 41
Borough of Bathurst v Macpherson (1879) 4 AC 256 United Kingdom circa 1879 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 17
Royle v Shire of Avon (1870) 1 VR (L) 225 Australia - Victoria circa 1870 flag 2
Gibson v Mayor of Preston (1870) LR 5 QB 218 United Kingdom circa 1870 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 11
Young v Davis [1863] EngR 559; 2 H & C 197; 158 ER 675; 7 H & N 760; 31 LJEx 250 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1863 CommonLII flag 21
M'Kinnon v Penson [1853] EngR 154; 8 Exch 319; 155 ER 1369; 22 LJMC 57 Court of Exchequer United Kingdom circa 1853 CommonLII flag 14
Henly v The Mayor and Burgesses of Lyme [1828] EngR 701; 130 ER 995; 3 Moo & P 278; 6 LJCP 0; 1 Bing NC 222 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1828 CommonLII flag 31
Russell v the Men Dwelling in the County of Devon [1788] EngR 226; 100 ER 359; (1788) 2 TR 667 United Kingdom circa 1788 CommonLII flag 31
Golding v Goteer [1685] EngR 1436; 83 ER 1278 United Kingdom circa 1685 CommonLII flag 14
Thomas v Sorrell [1674] Vaugh 330 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1674 flag 18
Thomas v Sorrell [1673] EWHC J85 High Court of England and Wales United Kingdom - England and Wales circa 1673 BAILII flag
Williams's Case [1572] EngR 482; 77 ER 163; (1572-1616) 5 Co Rep 72 King's Bench United Kingdom circa 1572 CommonLII flag 7
Thomas v Board Township Trustees of Salem 582 P2d 271 United States flag 2
Johnston v East Moline 91 NE2d 401 United States flag 2
Campbell v Ramsay 70 SR (NSW) 327; [1968] 1 NSWR 425 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales flag 5
Fuller v State Highway Commission 38 P2d 99 United States flag 2
Hull v Canterbury Municipal Council 18 FLR 35; [1974] 1 NSWLR 300; (1974) 29 LGRA 29 Australia Legal Online / Westlaw flag 8
Duquesne Light Co 12 A2d 299 United States flag 2
Hayes v Brisbane City Council 5 Queensland Lawyer 269 Queensland Lawyer Australia - Queensland Legal Online flag 2
Hellyer v Commonwealth 5 FLR 459; [1964] ALR 1026 Australia Legal Online / Westlaw flag 5
Barrabool, Shire of v Torr 2 AJR 55; 2 VR (L) 65 Australian Jurist Reports Australia flag 7

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