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The Purpose and Intent of The Wrongs Act 1958

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1. The purpose and intent of The Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic) as it relates to torts

The Wrong Act 1958 is a law most closely related to people 's daily life, that means it is a legislation dedicated to set lawful regulation when someone in Victoria suffers from injuries of kind, he or she shall be lawfully compensated for his injury that may related to financial losses. After hundreds of years of development, Anglo-American tort law has formed a very sound legal system with negligent torts occupies a very important position in Anglo-American tort law. Negligence infringement is the core areas of The Wrong Act 1958 as well as the main forms of infringement. Negligence tort is a risky action causing unreasonable harm to other …show more content…

In the first standard-setting case, the jury 's task is to decide whether the defendant behave as a reasonable person. Reasonable person is a completely imaginary person. A reasonable person is not necessarily super cautious to all kinds of dangers. He is nothing more but a reasonable and prudent man. Of course, the jury will be guided by the judge in deciding standard of conduct of a reasonable person. For example, the judge will direct the jury to consider the factors including the emergency situation, the perpetrator 's physical defects, religion, age, mental defects and so on. Violation of statute

In most courts, if the defendant violates the statutory provisions of duty of care, the violation of laws and regulations will be considered negligence just as a car ran a red light is a violation of traffic rules. If a statute does not specify the duty of care, the court may determine relevant duty of care implicitly established in the legislature through the judicial interpretation. At the same time, even if a statute does not expressly or impliedly reflect legislative intent of the standard of care with certainty, the court can still invoke the provisions of the law to determine the standard of conduct of a reasonable person.
Breach of professional standards If the perpetrator is a professional with special expertise, such as doctors, accountants, etc. The determination of their behavior standards will involve professional negligence

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