Seltsam P/L v WCBQ & Ors.

[1998] QCA 410

Queensland Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Limitation of Actions
2. › Contribution between tortfeasors
3. › Period of limitation for contribution claims
4. › Whether extended limitation period under s 31(2) is 'period of limitation prescribed by this Act' for purposes of s 40(1)(b)
5. › Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld), ss 31, 33, 40
1. Limitation of Actions
2. › Extension of limitation periods
3. › Effect of extension order on related contribution claims
4. › Whether extension under s 31(2) affects calculation of limitation period for contribution under s 40(1)(b)
5. › Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld), ss 31(2), 40(1)(b), 40(3)
1. Statutes
2. › Interpretation
3. › Comparison with cognate legislation from another jurisdiction
4. › Whether omission of words from New South Wales model indicates different legislative intention
5. › Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld), s 40(3)
6. › Limitation Act 1968 (NSW), ss 26(3), 58(2)

Quick Take

The four-year limitation period for contribution claims under s 40(1)(b) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) runs from the expiration of the limitation period as extended under s 31(2), not from the expiration of the original unextended limitation period. A contributing tortfeasor cannot rely on the original limitation period to defeat a contribution claim where the injured party's limitation period has been extended.