New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DUST DISEASES TRIBUNAL ACT 1989 - SECT 12A

12A No limitation period

(1) The purpose of this section is to enable proceedings to be brought before the Tribunal in relation to dust-related conditions at any time.

(2) Nothing in the Limitation Act 1969 or any other statute of limitations operates to prevent the bringing or maintenance of proceedings before the Tribunal in relation to dust-related conditions.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2):

(a) sections 14, 18A, 60C and 60G of, Division 6 of Part 2 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Limitation Act 1969 do not prevent the bringing or maintenance of any such proceedings before the Tribunal, and

(b) any such proceedings may be brought or maintained before the Tribunal even though a limitation period has already expired under that Act, and

(c) any such proceedings may be brought or maintained before the Tribunal as if Division 1 of Part 4 of that Act had never been in force.