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Commonwealth agencies are not to oppose an application for an extension of a limitation period in relation to a time-barred child abuse claim.

Particular cases subject to further notice
    8.                   Paragraphs 4 to 7 above do not apply to a time-barred child abuse claim in any proceedings in which the Attorney-General or a delegate of the Attorney-General has given notice to the relevant Commonwealth agency to the effect that those paragraphs do not apply to that claim.
Timing for direction
    9.                   This direction ceases to apply after 30 April 2019.

Dated: 4 May 2016

Senator the Hon George Brandis QC
Attorney-General of the Commonwealth
[1]  Commonwealth agency is defined in paragraph 15 of the Legal Services Directions 2005.