New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for claim to recover land?
At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims. Establish the applicable recovery-of-land limitation defence. Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
- Period
- At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims
- Trigger
- The date the right accrued with qualifying adverse possession
- Rule
- Limitation Act 2010, section 21
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Limitation Act 2010, section 21. At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims. Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period. 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 to recover land?
At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims. Establish the applicable recovery-of-land limitation defence. Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
Responsible actor. The defendant relying on adverse possession against a land-recovery claim.
The date the right accrued with qualifying adverse possession.
Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
Limitation Act 2010, section 21How does this provision count time?
- Establish the applicable recovery-of-land 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 21Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Limitation Act 2010, section 21. At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims. Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period. 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 relying on adverse possession against a land-recovery claim establishes the relevant event. The date the right accrued with qualifying adverse possession. At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period. 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 applicable recovery-of-land 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
- The date the right accrued with qualifying adverse possession.
- Required act and branch
- Establish the applicable recovery-of-land limitation defence. Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
- 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.
- Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
- This procedure concerns establish the applicable recovery-of-land 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 to recover land?
Who takes the step for new zealand recovery-of-land limitation defence?
The defendant relying on adverse possession against a land-recovery claim. Establish the applicable recovery-of-land limitation defence.
Limitation Act 2010, section 21What event matters for new zealand recovery-of-land limitation defence?
The date the right accrued with qualifying adverse possession. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
Limitation Act 2010, section 21What period does the source state for new zealand recovery-of-land limitation defence?
At least 12 years after accrual, or 60 years for Crown or through-Crown claims. 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 21Which branch can change new zealand recovery-of-land limitation defence?
Time does not accrue without qualifying adverse possession. Co-ownership does not itself exclude adverse possession. Crown status changes the period.
Limitation Act 2010, section 21What must be completed for new zealand recovery-of-land limitation defence?
Establish the applicable recovery-of-land limitation defence. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
Limitation Act 2010, section 21Does this guide establish a final date for new zealand recovery-of-land 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 21Official sources and review
Provisions used (4)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Limitation Act 2010, section 21 | 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 |