Section 78 — Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

(1) In this section—
limitation law means a law (including but not limited to this Act) that provides for the limitation or exclusion of any liability or the barring of a right of action in respect of a claim by reference to the time when a proceeding on, or the arbitration of, the claim is commenced.
(2) A limitation law of the State is to be regarded as part of the substantive law of the State.
(3) This section extends to a cause of action that arose before the commencement of this section, but does not apply to proceedings instituted before the commencement of this section.

Related sections

• s 75 — Joint right
• s 76 — Joint liability
• s 77 — Rules of Court

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