When is the deadline for action to recover a penalty or forfeiture?
The catalogue records a 2 years period from the date when the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or to a person through whom the plaintiff claims. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 2 years
- Trigger
- the date when the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or to a person through whom the plaintiff claims
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- Limitation Act 1985 (ACT) s 30 (1) (e) gives a shorter disability extension for s 15 causes of action: 2 years from the earlier of the date the person last ceases to be under a disability or the date of death.
- "Penalty" does not include a fine to which a person is liable on conviction for a criminal offence (s 15 (2)).