21CPersonal injury resulting from child abuse

21C Personal injury resulting from child abuse (1) This section applies to an action on a cause of action for the death or personal injury of a person— (a) if the cause of action substantially arises from child abuse to which the person was subjected when the person was a child; and (b) whether liability for the death or personal injury arises in tort or contract or on another form of action (including breach of statutory duty); and (c) whether the cause of action accrues before, on or after the commencement of the Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (No 2), section 3. (2) An action on the cause of action is maintainable at any time and is not subject to any limitation period under this Act, despite anything elsewhere in this Act or another territory law. (3) This section does not limit— (a) the inherent jurisdiction, implied jurisdiction or statutory jurisdiction of a court; or Periods of limitation and related matters Part 2 Mortgages Division 2.3 Section 22 R28 26/11/25 Limitation Act 1985 Effective: 26/11/25 page 17 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (b) any other powers of a court under a law in force in the Territory, a rule of court, or any other practice of the court. Example—par (b) a court’s power to summarily dismiss or permanently stay proceedings where the passage of time has a prejudicial effect on the defendant that is so serious that a fair trial is not possible (4) In this section: child abuse—see the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002, section 114AA (1). subjected, in relation to child abuse, includes witness. Division 2.3 Mortgages 22 Mortgage under Land Titles Act 1925 This Act applies to an action on a cause of action founded on a mortgage registered under the Land Titles Act 1925 to recover from any person any debt damages or other money payable under the mortgage, but otherwise this Act does not affect the right title or remedies under a mortgage so registered of a registered proprietor under that Act of the mortgage or of the mortgaged land.