Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act, a person confirms a cause of action if the person —
(a)
acknowledges, to a person having the cause of action ( person A ), person
A’s right or title, even though the acknowledgment does not disclose a
promise to pay;
(b)
makes, to a person having the cause of action ( person B ), a payment in
relation to person B’s right or title and makes the payment in
circumstances not inconsistent with an acknowledgment of that right or title;
or
(c)
makes, to a person having a cause of action to foreclose the equity of
redemption of mortgaged property or to recover possession of mortgaged
property ( person C ), a payment of principal or interest secured by the
mortgage or a payment to person C otherwise in relation to person C’s
right or title to the mortgage.
(2) In
subsection (1) a reference to a person having a cause of action is a
reference to the person having the cause of action either solely or with other
persons.