Section 60A — Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

Purpose of this Subdivision

The purpose of this Subdivision is to provide a procedure for a 5 year (maximum) extension of the 3 year limitation period for personal injury cases. It applies to causes of action that accrue on or after 1 September 1990.
This Subdivision does not apply to a cause of action to which Division 6 of Part 2 applies.

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Related sections

s 58 — Ordinary action
s 59 — Surviving action
s 60 — Compensation to relatives
s 60B — Subdivision applies only to new causes of action
s 60C — Ordinary action (including surviving action)
s 60D — Compensation to relatives

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