A low raised platform in a pedestrian area of a hotel lobby may constitute a foreseeable and not insignificant trip hazard even where the platform is visible, because the raised nature of the platform may not be apparent to persons who are distracted or inattentive. The risk of tripping on such a platform is not necessarily an 'obvious risk' under s 5F(1) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) merely because the platform is visible from a distance. The 'obvious risk' provisions in Division 4 of Part 1A may be ill-adapted to static hazard cases in occupier's liability.
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