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In forcePenalty and forfeiture
Part 2Periods of limitation and related matters
Division 2General
18 Penalty and forfeiture
(1)
An action on a cause of action to recover a penalty or forfeiture, or sum by way of penalty or forfeiture, recoverable by virtue of an enactment, is not maintainable if brought after the expiration of a limitation period of two years running from the date on which the cause of action first accrues to the plaintiff or to a person through whom the plaintiff claims.
(2)
In this section penalty does not include a fine to which a person is liable on conviction for a criminal offence.
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