Under the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld), an applicant for extension of time under s 31 may succeed where material facts relating to the right of action were known before the critical date but did not become 'of a decisive character' until after that date, either because the composite phrase 'material fact of a decisive character' is the subject of s 31(2)(a) (per [name withheld]) or because a new fact (such as retirement) coming into existence after the critical date constitutes a material fact of a decisive character when considered as part of the relevant group of facts (per [name withheld]). However, a mere re-evaluation of known circumstances will not suffice. The question of whether the dissent's narrower reading of s 30(1)(b)(ii) — confining personal circumstances to their effect on the economic value of the cause of action — is correct remains open.
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