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Background

CHFA is the legal successor to the Area Health Boards and when established in 1993 it assumed a number of statutory functions. 

Several of these “residual functions” have been resolved but two remain.

Residual Medical Claims

The CHFA is responsible for managing medical misadventure claims arising from acts or omissions of the former Area Health Boards pre- 1993 to achieve timely and appropriate compromise, settlement or defence of the claims.

The CHFA is committed to resolving these liabilities and is party to a whole of Government approach to resolving these and other similar historic allegations against the Crown, collectively known as the historic abuse claims. Crown Law Office has been engaged to assist CHFA including defending claims on CHFA’s behalf.

Residual Property Lease

At establishment in 1993, the CHFA assumed responsibility for two long-term property leases.  The one remaining lease for Tourism and Travel House (Wellington) continues under our management until September 2012.

The CHFA has outsourced the day-to-day management of the lease.  As at 31 March 2010, and inclusive of CHFA’s tenancy, 100% of the lease space has been sublet, and we hold written agreement to subleasing all of the total lease space through to the expiry of our head lease in 2012.