Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 289
In forceDuty of persons in charge of dangerous things
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 5Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties
289 Duty of persons in charge of dangerous things
It is the duty of every person who has in the person’s charge or under the person’s control anything, whether living or inanimate, and whether moving or stationary, of such a nature that, in the absence of care or precaution in its use or management, the life, safety, or health, of any person may be endangered, to use reasonable care and take reasonable precautions to avoid such danger, and the person is held to have caused any consequences which result to the life or health of any person by reason of any omission to perform that duty.
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