Implementation
The Attorney-General referred the matters investigated in ALRC 42 to the Law Reform Committee of the Australian Capital Territory in September 1990. The Committee's findings (ACTLRC 2), released in March 1991, supported the ALRC's recommendations. In May 1991, the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act 1991 (ACT) came into effect, abolishing landlord's immunity from liability.
The High Court decision in Northern Sandblasting Pty Ltd v Harris (1997) abolished the Cavalier v Pope rule for all Australian jurisdictions.