Date of this Version

June 1999

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Details

Preprint of:
Lauchland, K., “Amendments to amendments” (1999) 20 Qld Lawyer 130-140

This is a preprint of an article which first appeared in the 1999 Queensland Lawyer Vol 20, published by the ©Lawbook Co., part of Thomson Legal & Regulatory Limited, http://www.thomson.com.au
With permission.

Abstract

This paper summarises the scheme of rules for various types of amendments to proceedings, and looks particularly at issues concerning amendment to proceedings out of time, including:

- the nature of the discretion to be exercised by the court in allowing amendments out of time;

- the source of power to order amendments after the running of a relevant time limit; and

- the effect of time limits imposed by statutes other than the Limitation of Actions Act Qld.