Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70
Current version for 1 October 2012 to date (accessed 23 May 2013 at 01:00)
Part 5Division 2Section 151D

151D   Time limit for commencement of court proceedings against employer for damages

(1)  (Repealed)
(2)  A person to whom compensation is payable under this Act is not entitled to commence court proceedings for damages in respect of the injury concerned against the employer liable to pay that compensation more than 3 years after the date on which the injury was received, except with the leave of the court in which the proceedings are to be taken.
(3)  The Limitation Act 1969 does not apply to or in respect of court proceedings to which this section applies.
(4)  This section does not apply to the commencement of court proceedings in respect of a claim within the meaning of Part 5 of the Motor Accidents Act 1988 or Chapter 5 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999.
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