DIGEST OF LAW REFORM COMMISSION REFERENCES

57. Contribution between persons liable for the same damage


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Received:		12 August 1985
Report 65:		Solidary Liability, July 1990
		Tabled in Parliament 12 September 1990
Judicial citation:		AWA Ltd v Daniels (1992) 7 ACSR 759 at 877
Discussion Paper 38:		Contribution between Persons Liable for the Same Damage, September 1997
Legislative action:		Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Dust Diseases and Other Matters) Act 1998 Sch 1[5]
Judicial citation:		James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53 at para 58 Queanbeyan Leagues Club Ltd v Poldune Pty Ltd (NSW SC, No 3418/96, Hamilton J, 17 December 1998, unreported)
Report 89:		Contribution Between Persons Liable for the Same Damage, March 1999
		Tabled in the Legislative Council 25 May 1999
Judicial citation:		Fatur v I C Formwork Services Pty Ltd (2000) 155 FLR 70 at para 48 Alexander v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (2004) 204 ALR 417 (HCA) at para 23
Journal articles:		A Rogers, "Fairness or joint and several liability" (2000) 8 Torts Law Journal 107 M J Tilbury, "Fairness indeed?: A reply to Andrew Rogers" (2000) 8 Torts Law Journal 113 Peter B Kutner, "A problem of contribution: should judgment for a defendant in an action for damages bar liability for contribution?" (2000) 29 Anglo-American Law Review 397