Section 19 — Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

(1) An action on a cause of action arising under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897, by virtue of a death, is not maintainable if brought after the expiration of a limitation period of—
(a) 6 years running from the date of the death, where the cause of action accrued before 1 September 1990, or
(b) 3 years running from the date of the death, where the cause of action accrues on or after 1 September 1990.
(2) This section does not apply in respect of a cause of action to which Division 6 applies.

Related sections

• s 17 — Judgment
• s 18 — Penalty and forfeiture
• s 18A — Personal injury
• s 20 — Arbitral award
• s 21 — Successive wrongs to goods
• s 22 — Shipping

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