Travellers’ rights: why are Australian consumers grounded while other jurisdictions reach new heights?

Victoria Roy of Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers presented a travel law seminar on travellers’ rights at the Australian Lawyers Alliance NSW State Conference in March 2023.

Victoria examined pro-consumer legislation that travellers benefit from in jurisdictions such as the UK and European Union and asked, why is Australia so far behind?

In this session Victoria educated delegates on:

  • Foreign flight delay compensation schemes
  • Liability of third party service providers under EU and Australian law
  • The EU approach to psychiatric injury as ‘bodily injury’ Montreal Convention compared to Australian law

This presentation is now available for free on demand thanks to the Australian Lawyers Alliance.

This session is a must for anyone practising travel law, consumer law or simply likes to travel themself.

Travellers’ rights: why are Australian consumers grounded while other jurisdictions reach new heights?

Victoria Roy of Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers presented a travel law seminar on travellers’ rights at the Australian Lawyers Alliance NSW State Conference in March 2023.

Victoria examined pro-consumer legislation that travellers benefit from in jurisdictions such as the UK and European Union and asked, why is Australia so far behind?

In this session Victoria educated delegates on:

  • Foreign flight delay compensation schemes
  • Liability of third party service providers under EU and Australian law
  • The EU approach to psychiatric injury as ‘bodily injury’ Montreal Convention compared to Australian law


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