Judith Collins - National Party Health Spokeswoman
23 November 2004
Collins asks SFO to investigate retirement village
National MP Judith Collins has today asked the Serious Fraud Office to investigate the actions of the Culverden
Retirement Village.
Ms Collins took the case to the SFO after concerns were raised with her over the treatment of residents in the South
Auckland retirement village. The SFO has asked Ms Collins for additional information before it will make a decision on
whether to investigate.
Ms Collins is also asking why the Government has washed its hands of these vulnerable elderly people’s concerns.
“I am surprised the Government, given its teams of lawyers dedicated to these sorts of problems, did not fully
investigate all the options available to the residents and advise them of the avenues that were open to them.”
Cabinet papers show the Minister of Senior Citizens, Ruth Dyson, was warned by officials that the owner of the Culverden
Retirement Village had allegedly misrepresented the Retirement Villages Act.
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