Section 18A — Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

(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.
(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.

Related sections

• s 16 — Deed
• s 17 — Judgment
• s 18 — Penalty and forfeiture
• s 19 — Compensation to relatives
• s 20 — Arbitral award
• s 21 — Successive wrongs to goods

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