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13 September 2023
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Shaun Brown
By email only: [FYI request #23204 email]
Tēnā koe Shaun
RESPONSE TO YOUR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
On 20 June 2023, you requested official information regarding Colin Rath. We supplied
you with the Overseas Investment Report relating to Colin’s acquisition of approximately
28.74ha of sensitive land at 244-246 Georges Road, Waipara, Canterbury (the
Report).
On 6 July 2023, you further requested that we release the redacted information from the
Report, relating to Mr Rath’s character.
We have considered your request and determined that, given the passage of time and
Mr Rath’s recent conviction in the Christchurch District Court, there are no longer
sufficient grounds to continue to withhold this material. We consider Mr Rath’s
reasonable privacy expectation is now outweighed by other considerations which render
it desirable, in the public interest, to make that information available.
Therefore, please find
attached the previously redacted excerpts from the Report
relating to Mr Rath’s character.
We have also decided to release to you the Overseas Investment Assessment Report
regarding Mr Rath’s compliance with the residency conditions (dated 9 August 2022) the
Compliance Report) which is released in part.
Some of the information in the Compliance Report has been withheld under section 9 of
the Official Information Act as we consider that there is good reason to continue to
withhold the information.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact us at
[email address]
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You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Anneke Turton
Manager Applications
Overseas Investment Office
DDI: +64 4 830 2513
Email: [email address]
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