Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) An action on a cause of action to recover a penalty or forfeiture, recoverable because of a law in force in the ACT, is not maintainable if brought after the end of a limitation period of 2 years running from the date when the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or to a person through whom he or she claims.
(2) In this section:
"penalty" does not include a fine to which a person is liable on conviction for a criminal offence.