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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 33ZE Suspension of limitation periods

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 33ZE

Suspension of limitation periods

  (1)   Upon the commencement of a representative proceeding, the running of any limitation period that applies to the claim of a group member to which the proceeding relates is suspended.

  (2)   The limitation period does not begin to run again unless either the member opts out of the proceeding under section   33J or the proceeding, and any appeals arising from the proceeding, are determined without finally disposing of the group member's claim.