Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Bill 1996 (Qld)

Queensland

CHOICE OF LAW (LIMITATION PERIODS) BILL 1996

CHOICE OF LAW (LIMITATION PERIODS) BILL 1996

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A BILL

FOR

An Act about limitation periods for choice of law purposes

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Act 1996.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Application

3.(1) This Act applies to a cause of action that arose before the commencement of this Act but does not apply to a proceeding started before the commencement.

(2) This Act does not apply to New Zealand until it is declared under a regulation to apply.

(3) If—

(a) the substantive law of New Zealand is to govern a claim before a court of the State; and

(b) a proceeding on the claim is started before the declaration takes effect;

this Act does not apply to the proceeding.

Definitions 4. In this Act—

"court" includes arbitrator. 12 15 17 20 s5 5 s8 Choice of Law (Limitation Periods)

"limitation law" means a law that provides for the limitation or exclusion of any liability or the barring of a right of action for a claim by

reference to the time when a proceeding on, or the arbitration of, the claim is started.

"relevant place" means another State, a Territory or New Zealand.