A statutory authority that creates a structure constituting an allurement to young people, and which knows that prohibition signs are ineffective, bears an evidentiary onus to prove specifically why resource constraints and competing priorities reasonably justify its failure to take remedial steps. The 'obvious risk' of a dangerous recreational activity under s 5F of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) is assessed objectively by reference to a reasonable person of the plaintiff's age with the plaintiff's knowledge of the area. A 39-year accident-free history does not, of itself, negate the foreseeability of injury where the risk is otherwise obvious to the authority.
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