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- Page 10 and 11: TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 1A Re
- Page 12 and 13: CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATION
- Page 14 and 15: Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provision
- Page 18 and 19: Depue v Flateau 100 Minn 299 USADon
- Page 20 and 21: Smith v Lears (1945) 70 CLR 256 Aus
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ease with which the bystander may i
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such as Donoghue v Stevenson, 2 a p
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knowledge that would be expected of
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the court will consider it unreason
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standards in pre-hospital emergency
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outcome upon intervention. 34 Given
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it is coupled with the dependence o
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level or lack of skill. In analysin
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organisation. Like the Good Samarit
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egard to that type of intervention.
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However, where the particular volun
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immunity. 48 Regarding fire fighter
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(a)Proximity3.70 The Commission not
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Commission considers that a “volu
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ased on the fact that it has the ca
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(h)Is it “Just and Reasonable”
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the law will expect no more of the
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voluntary organisations should ensu
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well as general members of the publ
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volunteering activities. Thus, a Go
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indemnify the organisation in the e
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statutes go so far as to extend pro
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to provide first aid in a standard
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clearly states that protection is t
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more of the healing arts.” 60 The
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most statutes grant immunity for ac
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circumstances of emergency. 91 It a
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accident. 101 The term “Good Sama
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disease or death was caused by the
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account the general policy setting
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individuals alone and not organisat
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including first-aid and the use of
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Commission considers that the issue
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their services. To ensure that the
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a) The individual was, by ordinary
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duties that would otherwise apply,
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defibrillators) is given by a Good
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Charities Act 2009Civil Defence Act
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(2) The circumstances are that the
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