Court of Appeal Wellington
CA352/2022
11, 12 October 2023; 15 May 2024
Miller, Gilbert and Mallon JJ
CA352/2022
11, 12 October 2023; 15 May 2024
Miller, Gilbert and Mallon JJ
Limitation — Misfeasance in public office — Fraudulent concealment — Subjective recklessness — Limitation policy — Postponement of limitation period due to fraudulent concealment — Council limiting use of private land unaware of existing land use consent — Existing use rights — When time begins to to run for limitation purposes — Whether duty of care breached continuously — Whether losses continuous — Whether Council fraudulently concealed existence of land use consent — Abatement notices issued to land owner — Council starting enforcement order proceedings against land owner — Council’s duty of care to inspect own records — Deliberate or reckless concealment — Council’s obligation to keep records of resource consents — Council’s obligation not to serve abatement notice without reasonable grounds — Wilfully electing not to properly ascertain whether consent or existing use rights existed — (NZ) Town and Country Planning Act 1977 s 86.