Mr. Justice Alan Mahon:

Yes, it is contained in section 6 of the Act. It is two months from the date of the event or 12 months from the date someone becomes aware of the event, incident or whichever comes later. That issue was a big concern of mine up to two or three years ago. In fact, in meetings I had with the Department going back a few years I always made the case that, if and when there was amending legislation they might consider extending that period. Then we came up with a sort of formula where we now write what we call a three-month letter and a nine-month letter to all would-be complainants, warning them that they have X amount of time left within their-----