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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Australians unlikely to be paid out, experts say
Key takeaways
- The passengers and the minibus driver were travelling to the quarantine facility on Friday.
- A group of Australians who are currently in quarantine in Perth could try to seek compensation under Australian consumer law, legal experts have said.
- But a lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case, has warned the cruise company would likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.
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The passengers and the minibus driver were travelling to the quarantine facility on Friday. (ABC News: Andrew O'Connor )
A group of Australians who are currently in quarantine in Perth could try to seek compensation under Australian consumer law, legal experts have said.
But a lawyer who led the class action in the COVID-19 era Ruby Princess case, has warned the cruise company would likely argue Australian law had no jurisdiction over the matter.
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