151DTime limit for commencement of court proceedings against employer for damages

#### 151D Time limit for commencement of court proceedings against employer for damages 151D Time limit for commencement of court proceedings against employer for damages > > (1) (Repealed) > > > (2) A person to whom compensation is payable under this Act is not entitled to commence court proceedings for damages in respect of the injury concerned against the employer liable to pay that compensation more than 3 years after the date on which the injury was received, except with the leave of the court in which the proceedings are to be taken. > > > (3) The [Limitation Act 1969](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1969-031) does not apply to or in respect of court proceedings to which this section applies. > > > (4) This section does not apply to the commencement of court proceedings in respect of a claim within the meaning of Part 5 of the [Motor Accidents Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-102), Chapter 5 of the [Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-041) or Part 4 of the [Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-010). > > **s 151D:** Ins 1989 No 133, Sch 1 (1). Am 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1994 No 10, Sch 5 (7); 1999 No 41, Sch 4.17 \[2\]; 2001 No 61, Sch 4.1 \[1\]; 2001 No 94, Sch 1.1 \[5\]; 2017 No 10, Sch 5.14 \[1\].