State to appeal Roane-Spray judgment

The Brisbane District Court recently dismissed the defence raised by the State under s 27 of the Civil Liability Act 2003 which affords protection to prescribed entities performing duties to enhance public safety.

In the matter of Roane-Spray v State of Queensland [2016] QDC 348, the court found the defence was not available to the State who the court considered was a distinct entity from the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), despite the QAS being an entity to which s 27 applies.

The State is appealing the judgment.

Updated legal article by Principal Lawyer, Nicole MacPhee available here.