Lesson 13

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Kirsten Le

Cards (2)

  • Main statute
    Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic)
    Defamation = 1 year
  • Calculation of time
    • A person may apply to the court to have the period extended by up to 3 years from the date of publication of the allegedly defamatory material.
    • Will only be extended if the court is satisfied that it was not reasonable to have commence the action within the 1 year.