Autex Industries Ltd v Auckland City Council [2000] NZAR 324 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding the development of nuisance claims under Rylands v Fletcher.

But instead of filing for the normal negligence claim, which the council would have surely defended, they instead brought a Rylands v Fletcher claim, where there is strict liability, i.e. no defence is normally arguable.

As it was a strict liability claim, they made an application for summary judgment.

This matter was clarified 2 years later in Hamilton v Papakura District Council.

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