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When is the deadline for money claim - primary limitation period?

A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 years after the act or omission. Establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim. This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.

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Period
A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 years after the act or omission
Trigger
The actual act or omission on which the money claim is based
Rule
Limitation Act 2010, section 11
Limitation Act 2010, section 11

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Limitation Act 2010, section 11. A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 years after the act or omission. This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis. 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.

Limitation Act 2010, section 11

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When is the deadline for money claim - primary limitation period?

A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 years after the act or omission. Establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim. This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.

Responsible actor. The defendant relying on the statutory limitation defence.

The actual act or omission on which the money claim is based.

This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.

This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.

Limitation Act 2010, section 11

How does this provision count time?

  1. Establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim.
  2. Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
  3. 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 11

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Limitation Act 2010, section 11. A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 years after the act or omission. This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis. 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.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The defendant relying on the statutory limitation defence establishes the relevant event. The actual act or omission on which the money claim is based. A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 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. This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis. 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 11 defence to the filed money claim. 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 actual act or omission on which the money claim is based.
Required act and branch
Establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim. This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.
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.
Limitation Act 2010, section 11
  • This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.
  • This procedure concerns establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim. 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 - primary limitation period?

Who takes the step for new zealand money-claim primary limitation defence?

The defendant relying on the statutory limitation defence. Establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim.

Limitation Act 2010, section 11

What event matters for new zealand money-claim primary limitation defence?

The actual act or omission on which the money claim is based. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.

Limitation Act 2010, section 11

What period does the source state for new zealand money-claim primary limitation defence?

A defence arises if the claim is filed at least 6 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 11

Which branch can change new zealand money-claim primary limitation defence?

This is a defence, not a promised filing deadline. Late knowledge, special claims and statutory exceptions require separate analysis.

Limitation Act 2010, section 11

What must be completed for new zealand money-claim primary limitation defence?

Establish the section 11 defence to the filed money claim. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.

Limitation Act 2010, section 11

Does this guide establish a final date for new zealand money-claim primary 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 11

Official sources and review

Provisions used (3)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
Limitation Act 2010, section 11Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
Limitation Act 2010, section 14Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
Limitation Act 2010, section 39Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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