3 Precedent for Statutory Reform of Tort Law and Vicarious Liability Legislative intervention in the common law of tort is not new,140 and has since the 19 century been used in various discrete areas to extend tortious liability,th or in some instances to augment the common law by way of statutory schemes141 or codes.142 It is also noteworthy that there are precedents for specific statutory reforms to the common law of vicarious liability.143 In these circumstances, there are strong reasons to consider statutory reform in Australia to provide a comprehensive package of reforms to assist survivors.
