How An Ordinary Recess Is Defined

In the case of Drummond v Drummond (1960) VR 462, the Full Court of the Victorian Supreme Court defined a recess as:

“... a relatively brief interruption in an otherwise continuous period of work.  It is normally associated with rest, refreshment or relaxation such as ordinarily occurs at regular times, such as lunchtime, morning or afternoon tea or 'smoko'.  It is a period of rest incidental to a period of labour ...”