Stafford v Accident Compensation Corporation - [2020] 3 NZLR 731

Property — Caveats — Removal of caveat — Proprietary interests — Whether caveatable interest derived from registered proprietor — Indefeasibility — Bona fide purchaser for value without notice — In personam claims — Unconscionable conduct — Land Transfer Act 1952 ss 62, 137 and 143.

Crown Entities — Ministerial directions — Ministerial control — Crown agents — Government policy — Statutory functions — General objectives — particular persons — Crown Entities Act 2004 ss 15, 103, 107, 113 and 114.

Trusts — Extinguishment of native title — Customary owners — Fiduciary obligations of Crown — Whether ACC property subject to Crown liabilities.