Vaccine injury compensation
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چکیده
Is it time for a vaccine injury compensation scheme in Australia? The answer in part requires an assessment of how well the current ‘modified common law’ system serves to compensate those who suffer vaccine injuries. By considering the basic approach of the current common law1 and looking at cases previously decided, it should become possible to reach an informed conclusion on the relative merits of the two approaches — common law and a ‘no fault’ scheme. Making such a comparison in the absence of detail about a proposed vaccine injury compensation scheme makes it impossible to reach a definitive conclusion. Perhaps the most that can be concluded is that a properly constructed no fault vaccine injury scheme could assist some persons who fall within its ambit.
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