The Legal Liability of an Employer for Acts of Sexual Abuse Committed by an Employee: Recent Developments in Australian Law

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The Legal Liability of an Employer for Acts of Sexual Abuse Committed by an Employee: Recent Developments in Australian Law

Sexual abuse has been a much publicised issue in Australia recently, particularly in the context of schools and churches. A very recent decision of the High Court of Australia has considered two grounds upon which an education authority might be held liable for acts of sexual abuse committed by teac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Williams, Peter
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2003
Subjects:	employment - vicarious liability - sexual abuse
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9243

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