114JDefinitions—pt 8A.3

114J Definitions—pt 8A.3 abuse settlement agreement means an agreement— (a) that settles a child abuse claim and prevents the exercise of an action on a cause of action to which the Limitation Act 1985, section 21C (Personal injury resulting from child abuse) applies; and (b) that— (i) happened before the commencement of the Limitation Act 1985, section 21C, and at a time when a limitation period applying to the cause of action had ended; or (ii) happened before the commencement of this part, and the agreement is not just and reasonable in the circumstances; or

Part 8A.3 Institutional child abuse—setting aside abuse settlement agreements (iii) happened before the commencement of part 8A.1A, and the child abuse claim involved child abuse by a person who would have been an employee of an organisation if that part had been in force when the agreement was made. applicant—see section 114K (1). (2) For the definition of abuse settlement agreement, a limitation period that ended at a particular time is taken to have ended even if it were possible to seek the leave of a court to extend the period at the time the period ended.