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1. Central Standards Committee 3 v Bailey [2023] NZLCDT 53 (5 December 2023) [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...to the public because of the pattern of his offending. [32] Jacobsen7 was a worse case than the present because, although the practitioner commenced a rescue package to avoid her mother losing a loved holiday home, the practitioner failed to protect her mother’s interests, as she’d promised, and structured arrangements so she obtained personal benefit. Her mother suffered no financial loss. The practitioner had no prior disciplinary history and was remorseful. She admitted t...

2. [2024] NZIACDT 29 INZ v Li (6 December 2024) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...No party seeks an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [39] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: a. maintain a relationship of confidence and trust with the client and provide objective advice … c. facilitate the provision of interpreters and translat...

3. [2024] NZIACDT 30 INZ v Li (6 December 2024) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...No party seeks an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [35] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: a. maintain a relationship of confidence and trust with the client and provide objective advice … c. facilitate the provision of interpreters and translat...

4. [2024] NZIACDT 25 - EM v Ma (25 October 2024) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...[35] No party seeks an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [36] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … 7 Section 51(1). 8 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [2008] NZSC 55, [2009] 1 NZLR 1 at [97], [128] and [151]. 9 At [97], [101]–[102] a...

5. BE v W Ltd & KN [2024] NZDT 885 (15 December 2024) [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...he had a fiduciary duty to his client, IL. KN said that was his primary duty. I realise there is a difficulty for a real estate sales person negotiating the competing duties to the client and to potential purchasers. However, the FTA is consumer protection legislation. In this case, IL has had the benefit of KN silence in respect of the encroachment, to BE’s disadvantage. BE is entitled to the protection of the FTA. 21. I have also taken into account the respondents’ submission...

6. TC & QC v FT & TT [2025] NZDT 71 (6 March 2025) [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...the reasons noted above, I have made a finding that there was no misrepresentation made by FT and RT to QC under s35(1)(a) of the CCLA. That is the only basis on which a private purchaser can claim damages from a private seller, because the consumer protections provided by the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply to private sales of goods. (d) I am satisfied that the [vehicle] does not need to be fixed immediately and is driveable as is (for the reasons noted above). While I acknow...

7. [2025] NZIACDT 33 - KM v Jiang (16 June 2025) [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...8. Failed to have proper file management. [19] In mitigation, Mr Jiang pointed out: 1. There was no financial loss or adverse immigration outcome. The outcome would have been similar if the misconduct had not happened. 2. His breaches were careless, not deliberate. 3. His misconduct was technical and administrative, in that there was no dishonesty or negligence. 4. He responded to the Authority’s enquiries with the utmost good faith and admitted misconduct. 5. This was the...

8. Julian v Inia - Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1095 (2021 CJ 1095) [pdf, 397 KB]

   ...Moehuarahi’s will was never granted probate and the opportunity to challenge its contents was never afforded to her children; (c) The failure of the Court to take into account the moral duty of the deceased to provide for all her children under the Family Protection Act 1955; and (d) The failure of the Court to declare and deal with any appearance of bias, due to His Honour’s involvement with the deceased’s husband’s estate. [3] The application was opposed by the trustees of...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 281 Save The Maitai Incorporated v Nelson City Council [pdf, 294 KB]

   ...information requirements within X.12 should be added, as it is proposed to apply to earthworks.23 We agree that cross-reference should be added. Policy RE6.4 [28] STM notes that the court commented that policy RE6.4 is narrower in focus than protection of the values of the relevant water bodies. The JWS states that with the addition of the new clauses in policy RE6.3, the narrowness of the policy may be less of a concern.24 STM does not agree, and submits further amendments a...

10. Recommendations Recap Issue 18 [pdf, 736 KB]

    Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 October and 31 December 2018 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2018 (4) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a