When is the deadline for limitation: outer limit on any court extension of the defamation period?
The catalogue records a 3 years period from The date of the alleged publication of the matter. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 3 years
- Trigger
- The date of the alleged publication of the matter
- Counting
- The encoded calculator method must be independently documented before publication.
- Rollovers and holidays
- Holiday, closure and order treatment must be independently documented before publication.
This route remains in preparation until a pinpoint official source is recorded.
- The extension is discretionary and is capped; the court has no power under s 23B to extend beyond 3 years from the date of the alleged publication.
- Added on verification: the researched catalogue recorded the one year period in s 5(1AAA) and the automatic concerns notice extension in s 5(1AAB)-(1AAC) but not the absolute outer limit. This is the longest date on which a defamation action can be brought in any circumstances short of the single publication rule in s 5A operating on the accrual date, and it is the date a practitioner needs when considering whether an extension application is worth making. In determining whether to extend, the court has regard to the matters in s 23B(3).