New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for claim for contribution from another tortfeasor or joint obligor?
At least 2 years after liability was quantified. Establish the section 34 limitation defence. Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
- Period
- At least 2 years after liability was quantified
- Trigger
- Actual quantification of the claimant's liability by agreement, award or judgment
- Rule
- Limitation Act 2010, section 34
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Limitation Act 2010, section 34. At least 2 years after liability was quantified. Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.
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When is the deadline for claim for contribution from another tortfeasor or joint obligor?
At least 2 years after liability was quantified. Establish the section 34 limitation defence. Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
Responsible actor. The defendant to a tortfeasor or coordinate-obligor contribution claim.
Actual quantification of the claimant's liability by agreement, award or judgment.
Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34How does this provision count time?
- Establish the section 34 limitation defence.
- Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
- Check the operative source and any applicable order before relying on a period.
The Act states when a defendant has a limitation defence. Retain its at-least wording, accrual or knowledge facts and applicable statutory exceptions.
High Court Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning. A closed registry does not itself prove that the substantive statutory defence boundary moves.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Limitation Act 2010, section 34. At least 2 years after liability was quantified. Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.
The defendant to a tortfeasor or coordinate-obligor contribution claim establishes the relevant event. Actual quantification of the claimant's liability by agreement, award or judgment. At least 2 years after liability was quantified. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship. Resolve the specific branch before treating the ordinary period as applicable. No final date is supplied.
The event, required act or completion facts are missing. Establish the section 34 limitation defence. High Court Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning. A closed registry does not itself prove that the substantive statutory defence boundary moves. Withhold a computed deadline and paid record. Preserve the unresolved fact instead of assuming an endpoint.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedural event
- Actual quantification of the claimant's liability by agreement, award or judgment.
- Required act and branch
- Establish the section 34 limitation defence. Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
- Completion qualification
- High Court Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning. A closed registry does not itself prove that the substantive statutory defence boundary moves.
- Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
- This procedure concerns establish the section 34 limitation defence. Compare the related procedures for their own actor, event and required act. Their periods do not replace this provision.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the deadline for claim for contribution from another tortfeasor or joint obligor?
Who takes the step for new zealand contribution limitation defence?
The defendant to a tortfeasor or coordinate-obligor contribution claim. Establish the section 34 limitation defence.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34What event matters for new zealand contribution limitation defence?
Actual quantification of the claimant's liability by agreement, award or judgment. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34What period does the source state for new zealand contribution limitation defence?
At least 2 years after liability was quantified. The Act states when a defendant has a limitation defence. Retain its at-least wording, accrual or knowledge facts and applicable statutory exceptions.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34Which branch can change new zealand contribution limitation defence?
Actual payment is not the statutory anchor. Establish the underlying common obligation and the applicable contribution relationship.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34What must be completed for new zealand contribution limitation defence?
Establish the section 34 limitation defence. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34Does this guide establish a final date for new zealand contribution limitation defence?
No. High Court Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning. A closed registry does not itself prove that the substantive statutory defence boundary moves. The actual branch and completion facts remain necessary before a final date is supported.
Limitation Act 2010, section 34Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Limitation Act 2010, section 34 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Limitation Act 2010, section 11 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Limitation Act 2010, section 14 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Limitation Act 2010, section 39 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |