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In law of torts, when an act is done under the authority of a statute

Statutory authority excuses both obvious and incidental harms flowing from the authorised act only when it is carried out without negligence, so "It is complete defence for…

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In law of torts, when an act is done under the authority of a statute

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Statutory authority excuses both obvious and incidental harms flowing from the authorised act only when it is carried out without negligence, so "It is complete defence for obvious harms as well as incidental harms resulting from the act when it is not done negligently".

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