'Fault' in s 27F(1)(b) of the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) means culpability or blameworthiness, not merely 'act or omission'. A cause of action is not discoverable until the plaintiff knows or ought to know that the injury was caused by an act which the defendant ought not to have performed, or should have performed differently, or by an omission to perform an act which the defendant ought to have performed. This is a more generous standard for plaintiffs than the construction of 'act or omission' in s 5(1A) as interpreted in Mazzeo v Caleandro Guastalegname & Co.
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