Which of the Following Principles Do the Court Not Need

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following principles do the court not need to take into account when deciding whether or not a public or other authority has a duty or has breached a duty of care?

• A)Whether the functions required to be exercised by the authority are limited by the financial and other resources that are reasonably available to the authority for the purpose of exercising the functions.
• B)Whether the general allocation of financial or other resources by the authority is not open to challenge.
• C)Whether the functions required to be exercised by the authority are to be decided by reference to the broad range of its activities (not merely by reference to the matter to which the proceeding relates.).
• D)Whether the authority has a history of previous liability for negligence.

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Definitions:

Specificity

The ability of a test or procedure to correctly distinguish those without a disease or condition from those who have it, often referred to in the context of diagnostic testing.

Preferred pH

The optimal acidity or alkalinity level at which an enzyme, organism, or biochemical process functions most efficiently.

Particular Substrate

A specific substance or surface that an enzyme or other active molecule acts upon to facilitate a chemical reaction.

Enzyme

Biological molecules that significantly speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells.