Govind v Chandra [2019] NZIACDT 8 (19 February 2019) [pdf, 97 KB]
...immigration advice, and to enhance the reputation of New Zealand as a migration destination, by providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [10] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:3 It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary proceedings for various occupations is not to punish th...