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A cruise liner which went ahead with a voyage that would lead to a major COVID outbreak was negligent in its duty of care to passengers, the Federal Court has found. But a passenger who sought to claim damages for personal injuries and distress as a result of contracting the illness on board has been unsuccessful.
Twenty-eight people died during the outbreak. The Ruby Princess sailed from Sydney for New Zealand on a 13-day round trip, but returned 11 days later when Australia’s borders were shut in the early days of the pandemic in March 2020. Justice Angus Stewart found the cruise company knew or ought to have known about the heightened risk of COVID infection on the vessel.
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