Warning signs are relevant to but not determinative of the 'obvious risk' inquiry under s 13 of the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld); the critical question is whether the signs effectively communicated the specific risk that materialised, not merely whether they warned of danger generally. A finding of contributory negligence for failing to heed warning signs is not inconsistent with a finding that the risk was not 'obvious'. The distinction between a duty to warn and a duty to provide information was rejected where the claim was unequivocally based on failure to warn.
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