2005
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)
Limitation Amendment Bill 2005

A Bill for
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	New section 16C
insert
16C	Claims arising out of January 2003 bushfire
	(1)	Section 16A and section 16B apply to a cause of action arising from the January 2003 bushfires as if a reference in those sections to 3 years were a reference to 6 years.
	(2)	In this section:
January 2003 bushfires means the bushfires and resultant fires in the ACT during the period starting on 18 January 2003 and ending on 28 January 2003.
	(3)	This section expires on 29 January 2010.
	(4)	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	2005.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2005.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2005