Enforcement of the Overseas Investment Act

Adam Irish made this Official Information request to Land Information New Zealand

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From: Adam Irish

Dear Land Information New Zealand,

Under the Official Information Act I wish to request the following information.

The Oversea Investment Act requires that only New Zealand, Australian and Singaporean citizens can purchase residential land in New Zealand with New Zealand residents needing to show that they are ordinary residents of New Zealand or have the intention to be. What level of enforcement is applied to ensure all residential property transfers adheres to this requirement. Is there an enforcement team that checks property transfer documentation and what is the size of this team. I am concerned that this system is purely based on honesty by the person completing the paper work. Does LINZs liase with Inturnal Affairs and Immigration New Zealand to check on the citizenship and immigration status of individuals. Is there a system in place to cross reference Ird numbers, passport or visa numbers to check compliance.

Lastly, what are the total number of investigations for each year over the past three years relating to purchase of a property by a person in breach or suspected breaching the requirements to be an eligible purchaser under the overseas investment act.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Irish

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From: Ministerial Support
Land Information New Zealand

Dear Adam,

Thank you for your official information request received on Monday, 1 June 2020.

You can expect a response to your request as soon as possible, and no later than Wednesday, 1 July 2020, which is 20 working days after LINZ received your request.

Kind regards,

Polonga Tau'alupe
Advisor | Ministerial Support & Official Correspondence
Policy and Overseas Investment

[email address] | DDI 04 460 2742

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From: Ministerial Support
Land Information New Zealand

Apologise Adam,

The dates are incorrect as per email.

Thank you for your official information request received on Tuesday, 9 March 2021.

You can expect a response to your request as soon as possible, and no later than Thursday, 8 April 2021, which is 20 working days after LINZ received your request.

Kind regards,
Polonga Tau'alupe

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From: Peter R Hill
Land Information New Zealand


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Hi Adam

Attached is a response to your Official Information Act request.

Regards

Pete Hill
Principal Advisor
Ministerial Support and Official Correspondence

[email address] | DDI 04 460 2784 | MOB 027 235 8389

Wellington Office, Level 7, Radio New Zealand House, 155 The Terrace
PO Box 5501, Wellington 6145, New Zealand
www.linz.govt.nz | data.linz.govt.nz

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