Section 60M — Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

Prior expiry of limitation period or extinction of right

(1) Applications and orders may be made under Subdivision 2 or 3 as if Division 1 of Part 4 had never been in force.
(2) An order for the extension of a limitation period, and an application for such an order, may be made under Subdivision 2 or 3 even though the limitation period has already expired.

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Related sections

s 60J — Operation of this Subdivision
s 60K — Effect of order
s 60L — Costs
s 61 — Prior bar ineffective
s 62 — Evidence
s 62A — Extension of 12 year long-stop limitation period

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