Limitation of Actions Act 2008 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS ACT 2008

Act No. 17 of 2008

table of provisions Section Page 1 Short title and commencement 2 Repeals and savings 3 Definitions Part 1—Periods of Limitation Division 1—Application 4 Application of Act Division 2—Actions of contract, tort, etc 5 Contracts and torts 6 Successive conversions of goods Division 3—Actions to recover land and rent 7 No title by adverse possession against the Administration 8 Action to recover land 9 Accrual of right of action in case of present interests in land 10 Accrual of right of action in case of future interests 11 Provisions in case of settled land and land held on trust 12 Accrual of right of action in case of forfeiture or breach of condition 13 Accrual of right of action in case of certain tenancies 14 Right of action not to accrue or continue unless there is adverse possession 15 Limitation of redemption actions 16 No right of action to be preserved by formal entry or continual claim 17 Administration to date back to death 18 Extinction of title after expiration of period 19 Actions to recover rent Division 4—Actions to recover money secured by a mortgage or charge 20 Actions to recover money secured by a mortgage or charge Division 5—Actions to recover imposts 21 Limitation on proceeding for recovery of tax 22 Limitation on recovery of tax or amount attributable to tax Division 6—Actions in respect of trust property or the personal estate of deceased persons 23 Limitation of actions in respect of trust property 24 Actions claiming personal estate of a deceased person Part 2—Extension of Limitation Periods Division 1—Disability 25 Extension of limitation period in case of disability Division 2—Personal injuries 26 Personal injuries Division 3—Defamation 27 Defamation 28 Transitional Division 3—Acknowledgment and part payment 29 Fresh accrual of action on acknowledgment or part payment 30 Formal provisions as to acknowledgments and part payments 31 Effect of acknowledgment or part payment on persons other than the maker or recipient Division 4—Fraud and mistake 32 Postponement of limitation periods in case of fraud or mistake Part 3—Personal Injury Actions Division 1—Introductory 33 Interpretation 34 Application Division 2—Limitation period for personal injury actions 35 Application of Division 36 Limitation period for personal injury actions—general 37 Limitation period for personal injury actions—persons under a disability 38 Date cause of action is discoverable 39 Application to survivor actions 40 Application to actions under Part 6 of the Law of negligence and limitation of liability Act 2008 41 Special limitation period for minors injured by close relatives or close associates 42 Effect of legal incapacity on limitation period Division 3—Extension of limitation period for personal injury actions 43 Extension of limitation periods 44 Matters to be considered in determining applications for extension of limitation period 45 Effect of expiry of limitation period prior to extension Division 4—Transitional 46 Transitional Part 4—General 47 Application of Act to arbitrations 48 Provisions as to set-off or counterclaim 49 Acquiescence 50 Application to the Administration 51 Saving 52 Abrogation of rule in Weldon v. Neal (1887) 19 Q.B.D. 394 53 Provisions as to actions already barred and pending actions __________________ SCHEDULE