New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for money claim - late knowledge period?
At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission. Establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb. Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
- Period
- At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission
- Trigger
- The claimant's late-knowledge date under section 14 and the original act or omission
- Rule
- Limitation Act 2010, section 11
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Limitation Act 2010, section 11. At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission. Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline. 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 money claim - late knowledge period?
At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission. Establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb. Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
Responsible actor. The defendant responding to a qualifying late-knowledge money claim.
The claimant's late-knowledge date under section 14 and the original act or omission.
Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
Limitation Act 2010, section 11How does this provision count time?
- Establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb.
- 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 11Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Limitation Act 2010, section 11. At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission. Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline. 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 responding to a qualifying late-knowledge money claim establishes the relevant event. The claimant's late-knowledge date under section 14 and the original act or omission. At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline. 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 relevant section 11(3) limitation limb. 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 claimant's late-knowledge date under section 14 and the original act or omission.
- Required act and branch
- Establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb. Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
- 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.
- Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
- This procedure concerns establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb. 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 money claim - late knowledge period?
Who takes the step for new zealand money-claim late-knowledge defence?
The defendant responding to a qualifying late-knowledge money claim. Establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb.
Limitation Act 2010, section 11What event matters for new zealand money-claim late-knowledge defence?
The claimant's late-knowledge date under section 14 and the original act or omission. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
Limitation Act 2010, section 11What period does the source state for new zealand money-claim late-knowledge defence?
At least 3 years after late knowledge or at least 15 years after the act or omission. 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 11Which branch can change new zealand money-claim late-knowledge defence?
Section 11(2) requires a claim after the primary period and qualifying late knowledge. Discovery is not a universal independent three-year deadline.
Limitation Act 2010, section 11What must be completed for new zealand money-claim late-knowledge defence?
Establish the relevant section 11(3) limitation limb. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
Limitation Act 2010, section 11Does this guide establish a final date for new zealand money-claim late-knowledge 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 11Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 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 |