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Reflections On Liability Of Air Carriers For Delay, Vernon Nase
Reflections On Liability Of Air Carriers For Delay, Vernon Nase
The University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review
This paper provides an analysis of both international and Australian law on the liability of air carriers and compensation for delay. It discusses the need for States to develop standard regulatory responses to delay in international carriage. It uses the EC Regulation and the New Zealand legislation as models for developing clearer legal principles and ensuring appropriate compensation for passengers affected by delay. It concludes that domestic regulation and guidance regarding delay and overbooking of flights is required to ensure appropriate liability of air carriers and clarity for passengers.
Statutory Review Of The Construction Contracts Act 2004 (Wa), Phillip Evans
Statutory Review Of The Construction Contracts Act 2004 (Wa), Phillip Evans
The University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review
The Construction Contracts Act 2004 provides for security of payment in the construction industry through the use of rapid adjudication processes to determine payment disputes. It further prohibits or modifies certain “unfair” provisions in construction contracts and implies provisions in construction contracts about certain matters if there are no written provisions about these matters in the contract. In 2015 the Minster for Commerce commissioned a review of the Act to determine whether iy is meeting the needs of industry and whether amendment was required. This paper provides a background to the construction industry in Western Australia and the essential provisions …