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LIMITATION ACT 1969 - SECT 18A

Personal injury

18A Personal injury

(1) This section applies to a cause of action, founded on negligence, nuisance or breach of duty, for damages for personal injury, but does not apply to--
(a) a cause of action arising under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 , or
(b) a cause of action that accrued before 1 September 1990, or
(c) a cause of action to which Division 6 applies.
Note : Division 6 provides for the limitation period for non-motor accident actions for death or personal injury resulting from an incident that occurs on or after the commencement of that Division.
(2) An action on a cause of action to which this section applies is not maintainable if brought after the expiration of a limitation period of 3 years running from the date on which the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or to a person through whom the plaintiff claims.



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