Australian Capital Territory
Limitation Amendment Act 2005
A2005-64

An Act to amend the Limitation Act 1985

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Limitation Amendment Act 2005.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Limitation Act 1985.
4	Other claims for damages for personal injury
Section 16B (3) to (6)
omit
5	Special provision in relation to children—claims relating to health services
Section 30B (6) and (7)
omit
6	New part 5
insert
Part 5	Transitional
100	Application of amendments made by Civil Law (Wrongs) Amendment Act 2003 (No 2)
	(1)	Section 16B (Other claims for damages for personal injury) and section 30B (Special provision in relation to children—claims relating to health services) do not apply to a cause of action that arose before 9 September 2003.
Note	This is the date the section commenced.
	(2)	This section expires 5 years after the day it commences.
	(3)	This section is a law to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 21 September 2005.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 22 December 2005.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Limitation Amendment Bill 2005, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 14 December 2005.

Acting Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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