44Possessory lien

44 Possessory lien Notwithstanding section 43, if— (a) a person is in possession of goods; and (b) he or she has a lien on the goods for a debt or other money claim payable by a second person; the right and title of the first person to the debt or other money claim is, as against the second person and his or her successors, saved from extinction under this division for so long as a cause of action of the second person or of a person claiming through the second person for the conversion or detention of the goods or to recover the proceeds of sale of the goods has not accrued or is not barred by this Act, but only so far as is necessary to support and give effect to the lien.

Part 4 Miscellaneous Division 4.2 Arbitration Section 45 page 42 Limitation Act 1985 Effective: 26/11/25 R28 26/11/25 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au