Article: An Aircraft Step 'Accident' - Air Link Pty Ltd V Paterson [2009] NSWCA 251.

The NSW Court of Appeal decision of Air Link Pty Ltd v Paterson considered the meaning of 'accident' in the context of injuries suffered by a passenger when alighting from an aircraft, following a domestic flight.

The decision provides insight into the level of proof that is required to establish the existence of an 'accident' under the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cth) (Carriers' Liability Act) and Article 17 of the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Transportation (Warsaw Convention). It also provides a helpful discussion of the meaning of the term 'accident', based on international jurisprudence.

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