Pacific Access Pty Limited v Davies

• 1. Tort Law
  2. › Negligence
  3. › Employer's duty of care
  4. › Safe system of work
  5. › Employees working at locations other than employer's premises
  6. › Duty to warn of dangers and instruct on safe practices
  7. › Whether warnings given to employee about conditions in Port Moresby were adequate
• 1. Tort Law
  2. › Negligence
  3. › Employer's duty of care
  4. › Safe system of work
  5. › Duty to obtain expert security advice where risk is appreciable
  6. › Whether employer should have obtained professional security advice for employees visiting dangerous location
• 1. Tort Law
  2. › Negligence
  3. › Employer's duty of care
  4. › Safe system of work
  5. › Provision of escorts or drivers for employees in dangerous locations
  6. › Whether failure to provide driver or escort for women employees constituted breach
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Appeal
  3. › Findings of fact
  4. › Whether trial judge's findings of fact were open on the evidence
  5. › Whether matters relied upon by trial judge were fairly raised at trial

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