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When is the deadline for limitation period: simple contract, quasi-contract and tort (no personal injury)?

The catalogue records a 6 years period from The date on which the cause of action arose. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.

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Period
6 years
Trigger
The date on which the cause of action arose
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  • No general judicial discretion to extend. Postponement or extension is available only under pt 3: s 29 (disability), s 35 (fresh accrual on acknowledgment or part payment), s 38 (fraud or mistake). Never compute an extension.
  • Queensland runs from the date the cause of action AROSE. Contrast the personal injury period in s 11 (3 years) and the deed period in s 10(3) (6 years from accrual).

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