Cameron, L. v Qantas Airways Ltd [1995] FCA 396

CATCHWORDS Trade Practices - Passive smoking on aircraft - unconscionable conduct - whether conduct "clearly" unfair or unreasonable - whether decision to permit smoking on flights unconscionable - whether policy of seat allocation unconscionable Trade Practices - Misleading or deceptive conduct - misrepresentation - travel agents - whether representations made by travel agents binding - whether representations made with authority - whether statements as to seat allocation misleading Negligence - common law - duty of care - forseeability - damages - causation - whether provisions of international treaty detract from common law "neighbourhood" principle - whether duty to warn of risk of exposure to smoke drift Trade Practices Act 1974 s51AA, s51AB, s 51A, s52, s82, s84 Federal Court of Australia Act s21, s33Z, s33ZB Jones v Grand Trunk Railway Company [1905) 9 OLR 723 - cons Staron v McDonald's Corporation, 4 April 1995 (reported 10.1 TPLR 2.33) - cons The Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 - appl Zoneff v Elcom Credit Union Ltd (1990) 94 ALR 445 - cons Massey v National Mutual Life Association Ltd, Supreme Court of Victoria, unreported, 1 May 1995 - cons Stephens Travel Service International Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers appointed) v Qantas Airways Limited (1988) 13 NSWLR 331 - cons Howard v Jarvic (1958) 98 CLR 177 Donald L Helling v William McKinney (1993) 125 L Ed 2d 22 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh (1995) 128 ALR 353 - cons Commissioner for Railways v Cardy (1960) 104 CLR 274 - cons Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 - cons Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 - cons Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 127 ALR 180 - appl Baltic Shipping Co. v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 - cons LEONIE CAMERON v QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED No. G205 of 1993 BEAUMONT J. 16 JUNE 1995 SYDNEY