When a claimant seeks to set aside a child abuse settlement agreement under s 27QE, positive evidence must be adduced that the limitation defence and/or Ellis defence materially influenced the claimant's decision to settle the specific head of claim sought to be reopened; the mere possibility of such influence is insufficient. The decision is reviewed on the correctness standard, not House v The King principles.
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