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  Open water yacht racing recreational but not dangerous

  The NSW Supreme Court held a yacht skipper liable after a racing collision injured a crew member.

  18 June 2026NSW Supreme Court
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  Occupational training course can be a dangerous recreational activity

  An appeal court has ruled that a course of training can amount to a "dangerous recreational activity" when accompanied by an element of pleasure.

  7 April 2026
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  Insurer fails in bid to move $800k partygoer burn injury claim out of C.Q.

  The Court of Appeal has refused to interfere with the exercise of discretion by the Central Judge in Rockhampton as to the suitability of his court to determine a claim concerning an injury sustained near Toowoomba.

  23 November 2021
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  Pilot skewered in amusement ride crash; Teenage rider in big psych damages win

  A series of extraordinary events led to a light aircraft colliding with a Ferris wheel at a beach festival on the NSW mid-north coast in October 2011.

  21 June 2021
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  Jockey’s $5 mil racetrack injury suit splits court 3/2 on appeal

  Rounding the turn to the right into the home straight on the 1600 m journey in race 7, Darcey – a 4yr-old mare - was boxed in on the rails with two horses in front and two on her outside.

  20 October 2020
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  Teenager dies after allegedly assaulting an employee at a Newcastle pool

  A 17-year-old boy has died after an incident at Lambton Pool in Newcastle, NSW. Police attended the local pool after receiving reports of a ‘fight’ between a teenager who was at the pool with his carer, and an employee.

  18 October 2017

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