Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LIMITATION ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part I Preliminary
   1.      Short Title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Repeal and amendment
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Saving for other enactments where limitation prescribed
   6.      Application to Crown
   7.      Act not to affect rules of equity
   8.      Provisions as to set-off or counter-claim
   9.      Transitional provisions
           Part II Periods of limitation
           Division 1 Preliminary
   10.     Application of Part III
   11.     Shortest period of limitation to apply
           Division 2 General
   12.     Actions in contract, tort etc.
   13.     Action for account
   14.     Action upon deed
   15.     Enforcement of judgment
   16.     Recovery of penalty or forfeiture
   17.     Actions under
   18.     Enforcement of award of arbitrator
   19.     Successive conversions, &c.
   20.     Admiralty actions
   21.     Equitable relief
   22.     Arrears of income
   23.     Terms of relief not to revive barred rights
   24.     Contributions between tortfeasors
           Division 3 Mortgages
   25.     Mortgage under
   26.     Redemption
   27.     Actions by mortgagee
   28.     Action for interest
   29.     Mortgagor not to account for irrecoverable interest
   30.     Other remedies barred
           Division 4 Trusts
   32.     Fraud on trust property
   33.     Action for breach of trust
   34.     Provision for future estates
   35.     Beneficiaries other than plaintiff
           Division 5 Mistake, &c.
   35A.    Application
   35B.    Definition
   35C.    Action for recovery of certain money paid under mistake, &c., before
   35D.    Action for recovery of certain money paid under mistake, &c., after
   35E.    Limitation period not to be extended
           Part III Postponement of the bar
           Division 1 Disability, confirmation, fraud and mistake
   36.     Time not to run where person under disability
   37.     Appointment of tutor
   38.     Notice to proceed
   39.     Infants
   40.     Form of notice
   41.     Confirmation
   42.     Rights of action based on fraud or deceit
   43.     Mistake
           Division 2 General extension of period of limitation
   44.     Extension of periods
           Division 3 Extension of limitation period for defamation
   44A.    Extension of limitation period by court
   44B.    Effect of order
   44C.    Prior expiry of limitation period
           Part IV Miscellaneous
           Division 1 Arbitration
   45.     Interpretation
   46.     Application to arbitration
   47.     Date when cause of action accrues
   48.     Date of commencement of arbitration
           Division 2 General
   48A.    Abrogation of rule in
   49.     Joint rights of action
   50.     Joint liability
   51.     Regulations
           Part V Transitional matters for Defamation Act 2006
   52.     Application of Act to actions for defamation
           Schedule
           ENDNOTES