Author: Julian Lynch

The High Court has held that a statutory authority responsible for maintaining electrical infrastructure owed a duty of care in relation to property damage and personal injury caused by infrastructure that was affixed to private property. This decision has implications for statutory authorities who are responsible for maintaining infrastructure.

This case concerns a contractual dispute involving the wholesale electricity market. It provides an introduction to the operation of the wholesale electricity market and examples of sound contractual interpretation where private agreements interact with the rules of the wholesale electricity market.