Applicant
Brunswick International Limited
Case number(s)
201410096 & 201420056
Decision date
Type
Decision
DecisionConsent granted retrospectively
Section 12(a) Overseas Investment Act 2005
Decision date4 November 2014
InvestmentOverseas investments in sensitive land, being the Applicant’s acquisition of a leasehold interest in 0.4375 hectares of land at 43 Ben Lomond Crescent, Pakuranga Heights, Auckland.
Lease Payments2005 - $2,100,000
2009 - $2,364,360
ApplicantBrunswick International Limited
Brunswick Corporation, United States of America (100.0%)
VendorBen Lomond Property Limited
Christopher James Reeve, New Zealand (100.0%)
Background

The Applicant has been granted retrospective consent to acquire leasehold interests in the land in 2005 and 2009 for the premises of its wholly owned subsidiary Rayglass Sales and Marketing Limited (Rayglass). Rayglass is a designer and manufacturer of a large range of fibreglass power boats.

The overseas investment 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)(iii) – Increased export receipts
17(2)(a)(iv) – Added market competition
17(2)(a)(v) – Additional investment for development purposes

Overseas Investment Regulations 2005
28(e) – Previous investments

More informationMark Stuart
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
PO Box 3798
AUCKLAND 1140
Retrospective penalty$8,000