› Principles to be applied in summary judgment applications.
Torts
› Negligence
› Existence of a duty of care
› Claimed duty of care owed by public official when administering child support laws
› Inconsistency of obligations negates the existence of a duty of care.
Constitutional Law
› Whether Commonwealth has the power to enact child support laws
› Whether enforcement of a child support liability by compulsory deduction from a payer’s bank account is an acquisition to which section 51(xxxi) of the Constitution applies.
Supreme Court Rules rr 22.02, 23.01, 23.02
Case Details
Citation[2017] NTSC 49
CourtNTSC
JurisdictionNorthern Territory
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