AA v. The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle ABN 79469343054
Case No.
S94/2025
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
15/04/2025 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (Bell CJ, Leeming and Ball JJA)
Catchwords
Negligence – Institutional liability for historical sexual abuse claims – Claim brought against Diocese for sexual assaults alleged to have been perpetrated by an assistant priest in 1969 – Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) – s 5Q – Liability based on non–delegable duty – Part 1B – Liability of organisations – Legal nature of defendant – Duty of care – Non–delegable duties – Whether Diocese could owe non–delegable duty of care for intentional criminal act of assistant priest.
Documents*
17/06/2025 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
01/07/2025 Notice of appeal
07/07/2025 Written submissions (Appellant)
07/07/2025 Chronology (Appellant)
18/07/2025 Written submissions (Respondent)
23/07/2025 Reply
07/08/2025 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
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