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Kempsey Shire Council v Lawrence
Judgment date: 2/02/1996
Court: NSWCA
Judge: Kirby P, Clarke and Sheller JJA
Citation:
(1996) Aust Torts Reports 81-375;
Catchwords: Tort; Nuisance; Flow of sewerage effluent into creek causing weed growth; Whether effluent detrimentally affected the respondent's land;
Damages; Tort; Nuisance; Flow of sewerage effluent into creek;
Local government; Legal liability; Immunity conferred on local authority by statute; Release of effluent into creek;