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Case Study of Dreamworld tragedy

   

Added on  2021-01-05

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1PART 1............................................................................................................................................1Fact summary...................................................................................................................................1Assumptions ....................................................................................................................................3Issue summary ................................................................................................................................4REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................611

INTRODUCTIONNegligence can be defined as the situation when organisation orindividuals who owes the responsibility of duty of care fails to fulfil their dutyand are found responsible for the damages or injuries to others due tonegligence in their duties. The report will analyse the case study ofDreamworld tragedy in which negligence of the organisation causedsignificant damages in terms of loss of lives. The major defendants can beidentified as operational manager of health and safety and auditor who failedto ensure the secure rides. Their negligence not only caused deaths to their visitors but also gavepsychiatric injuries as well as closure of organisation. The plaintiffs of theincidents were the visitors who came there with trust on services oforganisation, employees as well as authorities who were handling the afteraccident situations. The report will describe the Negligence claims and itsvarious aspects of duty of care, breach in careful approach of performingduties and the extent of damage caused due to the negligence ofdefendants. It will also present the perspective of defendants. PART 1Fact summaryThe negligence claim by plaintiffs against the defendants associatedwith Dreamworld can be succeed. The negligence of Dreamworld has causedhuge losses to the people thus theme park is liable to be charged againstprinciple of negligence. It was the responsibility of Dreamworld operationalmanager of health and safety to ensure that activities of theme park doesnot cause any damage to the consumers. The lack of consciousness andprecautions caused the loss of lives to many of visitors. Dreamworld is liable for the damages because it has not only breachedthe duty of care but has also caused damage which is irreversible. LukeDorsett, Kate Goodchild and many more lost their lives. This condition could

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