Applicant
Summerset Villages (Nelson) Limited and Summerset Properties Limited
Case number(s)
201110057
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date1 September 2011
InvestmentAn overseas investment in sensitive land, being the Applicant's acquisition of a freehold interest in 8.0298 hectares of land at 16 Sargeson Street, Stoke, Nelson.
Consideration$7,000,000
ApplicantSummerset Villages (Nelson) Limited and Summerset Properties Limited
Australia (98%)
New Zealand (2%)
VendorGracefield Resort Limited
New Zealand (100%)
Background

The Applicants are part of the Summerset Group which owns and operates retirement villages throughout New Zealand as well as care centres comprising hospitals, rest homes and/or clinics. They are acquiring the land in order to establish a Summerset retirement village in Nelson. The Applicants intend to significantly expand the vendor’s existing retirement village development.

The overseas investment transaction has satisfied the criteria in section 16 of the Overseas Investment Act 2005. The 'benefit to New Zealand' criterion was satisfied by particular reference to the following factors:

Overseas Investment Act 2005
17(2)(a)(i) – Creation/Retention of jobs
17(2)(a)(iv) – Added market competition/productivity
17(2)(a)(v) – Additional investment for development purposes

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(e) – Previous investments
28(j) – Mitigating Factor

More informationMiles Dean
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts (Wellington)
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WELLINGTON