Tag: reasonable foreseeability
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Psychiatric harm and reasonable foreseeability
Secretary Department of Communities and Justice v Soulos [2026] NSWCA 185 The respondent was a caseworker employed by the appellant, the Department of Communities and Justice (the DCJ). In 2017, a 14-year-old boy (YP) came under the respondent’s responsibility. In May 2019, a one of the respondent’s managers informed the respondent that YP had died by an accidental overdose. The respondent was…