An employer who sends employees to work on premises controlled by another cannot discharge its duty of care merely by relying on the occupier's expertise or by pointing to its lack of control over the physical condition of the premises. The employer must consider whether alternative precautions are available, such as reorganising work practices to avoid the danger or using its influence to press the occupier to rectify the hazard. Registration of a stable hand by an employer under Rule 74(1) of the Rules of Racing does not constitute a 'licence, permit or approval to ride' for the purposes of s.16(4)(b) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.
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