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LIMITATION ACT 2005 - SECT 79

79 .         Burden of proof

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), a defendant in an action has the burden of proving that the action cannot be commenced because the applicable limitation period has expired.

        (2)         The plaintiff has the burden of proving that the time mentioned in section 32(1) or 35(1) does not count in the reckoning of the limitation period.

        (3)         The plaintiff in an extension application has the burden of proving that a court should extend the relevant limitation period.



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