Auckland lawyer fined $275,000 for breaching foreign ownership rules

Friday 21 February 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 21 Feb 2025, 2:34pm

Andrew Jarvis has been fined $275,000 for providing reckless legal advice that helped overseas businessmen avoid New Zealand's foreign ownership rules. The breaches involved the purchase of sensitive forestry land in Gisborne and Rodney between 2011 and 2014.

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1. NZ HeraldFri 21 Feb 2025, 9:55am

   Auckland lawyer Andrew Jarvis fined $275k for role in ‘reckless’ foreign buyer rule breaches (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 21 Feb 2025, 1:38pm

   Auckland Lawyer fined $275K for Overseas Investment Act breaches (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsFri 21 Feb 2025, 2:34pm

   Auckland lawyer fined $275k over breaches of Overseas Investment Act (opens in new tab)