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1. Advantage Realty Limited v CAC303 & Ors / Gambino & Anor v CAC303 & Anor [2015] NZREADT 83 [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...TRIBUNAL Judge P F Barber - Chairperson Mr G Denley - Member Ms C Sandelin - Member HEARD at TAURANGA on 12 August 2015 (with subsequent series of typed final submissions) DATE OF THIS DECISION 30 November 2015 REPRESENTATION Mrs P Fee and Mr L Fraser, counsel for appellant licensee Ms N Copeland, counsel for the Authority Mr and Mrs Gambino on their own behalf DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL The Issue [1] The purchaser of 3 Norton Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga happened to be...

2. E v S [2017] NZIACDT 2 (13 March 2017) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...him at that time. However, Immigration New Zealand declined the application on 19 October 2015. At that point, the complainant was in New Zealand unlawfully without a visa. [7.2] On 30 October 2015, the complainant engaged the adviser and paid a fee for his services. [7.3] The adviser submitted the s 61 request for a visa on 18 January 2016, and Immigration New Zealand declined that request on 2 February 2016 and sent a letter to the advisor notifying him of the decision....

3. Van Zyl v McNeil [2019] NZIACDT 27 (8 May 2019) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...McNeil (through her company, Koru Immigration Consultants Ltd) entered into a written agreement with Jacobus van Zyl and his wife. Ms McNeil would prepare and lodge with Immigration New Zealand an essential skills work visa for Mr van Zyl. The fee payable was $2,500. [4] The agreement stated that refunds would be assessed on the basis of what was fair and reasonable and would be paid within 20 working days of termination. A refund policy attached to the agreement stated that th...

4. NTT v Gong [2019] NZIACDT 65 (12 September 2019) Sanctions [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...Gong should be censured and ordered to pay a penalty in the vicinity of $1,000. [13] In his submissions of 27 August 2019, Mr Laurent, on behalf of Ms Gong, accepts that it may be appropriate to direct a full or partial refund of the professional fees, a financial penalty and/or a payment towards the cost of the investigation. He contends that it is not a case where suspension or cancellation of the licence or any form of prohibition is warranted. It is accepted by Ms Gong that re...

5. Liu v The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 409) & Parore [2018] NZREADT 7 [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...power meters for each room. After some negotiation, the vendor accepted the cancellation. [12] The Agency refunded Mr Liu’s deposit, but his solicitor charged $3,400 for his attendances to secure cancellation of the sale contract (“the legal fees”), and he was also charged a “non-utilisation recovery fee” by his bank of $15,517.80 (“the bank charge”). [13] Mr Liu subsequently complained to the Agency, and to the Authority, that Mr Parore had misled him as to the sch...

6. [2024] NZIACDT 26 – QN v Nandan (12 November 2024) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...compensation, if appropriate. From the complainant [20] There is a claim for compensation (dated 27 September 2024) from the complainant. She seeks $180,888.43,2 broken down as follows: Unpaid salary $56,498.43 Exploitation $40,000 Appeal fees $ 700 Emotional distress $50,000 Financial hardship $40,000 Spoiled Future $20,000 2 The individual amounts claimed do not add up to the total claimed. 5 [21] In brief, the complainant states that: 1. Ms Nandan...

7. BW v NA LCRO 266/2012 and 269/2012 (9 June 2014) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...other from Mr NA, the practitioner, in respect of a decision by a North Island Standards Committee dated 3 September 2012. In the decision the Committee found Mr BW had breached Rules and Regulations made under the Act that govern the taking of fees in advance, and that his conduct was unsatisfactory pursuant to s 12 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). [2] Mr BW and [his wife] Mrs EW were born outside New Zealand and both have a very limited grasp of the English l...

8. Proactive release - Security Information in Proceedings Legislation Bill.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...that addresses natural justice requirements as far as possible. The key feature of the proposed framework is a closed court process. 4. I propose to extend the Law Commission’s recommendations in two significant ways. First, by adding a second civil process involving a Ministerial certificate in cases where stronger assurance of protection of NSI is sought by the Crown. Second, by adding a pre-trial criminal process to determine how NSI can be used but protected at trial in the presen...

9. [2023] NZIACDT 10 - NG v Murthy (15 March 2023) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...Ltd, of Auckland. [5] On 21 July 2021, the complainant and Ms Murthy entered into a written service agreement. Ms Murthy would lodge a s 61 request on the ground of his relationship with a New Zealand resident with whom he had a child. The fee was $ 4,600 (incl. GST). [6] On 19 October 2021, Ms Murthy wrote to Immigration NZ requesting a partnership-based work visa for the complainant under s 61 of the Immigration Act 2009. He had been unable to apply before the expiry of his l...

10. 2016 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

    Annual Report 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 E.64 (2016) http://www.justice.govt.nz/ Processing times for divorce applications have decreased to Time to finalise probates has more than halved … FROM 31 DAYS TO REDUCED 15 DAYS 24 hours DOWN FROM 6 WEEKS 24 hours PROCESSING TIMES FOR civil applications for judgment have decreased from 6 weeks to employee ENGAGEMENT increased reduction IN THE NUMBER OF AGED CASES take no more than reduced from half a day e-duty applications