Failure to pass a Standard does not of itself establish negligence

Garrett v Hills Industries [2006] QDC 299 –  Even if a device of product failed to pass all relevant tests of the Australian standard, this would not, of itself, establish negligence: O’Connor v Hansen Wilckens Hornibook Constructions Ltd (1968) 42 ALJR 239; Crisa v John Shearer Ltd (1981) 27 SASR 422 at 428.

Failure to follow a standard does not, without more, establish negligence: O’Connor v Hansen Wilckens Hornibrook Constructions Ltd (1968) 42 ALJR 239, 242; Jones v Bartlett [2000] HCA 56; (2000) 205 CLR 166 [110]; Scope Machinery Pty Ltd v Ross [2009] WASCA 100 [43].

It is for the court to adjudicate upon what is the appropriate standard of care: Lanza v Codemo [2001] NSWSC 845 [169]; Francis v Lewis [2003] NSWCA 152 [43].

Even compliance or noncompliance with statutory construction requirements will not be determinative of the issue about whether reasonable care has been taken (Jones v Bartlett [23]).