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1. Q v I [2018] NZIACDT 18 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...therefore may amount to Incapacity rather than a breach of clause 18(a) of the Code of Conduct 2014. Incapacity The Adviser was engaged to submit five visa applications to INZ on behalf of the Complainant and his family. The Adviser accepted fees in the sum of $11,000 for his services. The Adviser submitted a partnership-based work visa application to INZ on behalf of the Complainant's wife, however, due to serious medical issues, the Adviser was unable to continue acting o...

2. [2022] NZIACDT 28 - DD v Pabellon (15 November 2022) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...180 [7] On 14 April 2018, the complainant and ASP Immigration entered into a service agreement. Ms Pabellon would prepare and file for the complainant a residence application under the skilled migrant category (as a university lecturer). The fee was 3 $5,750 (incl. GST), payable in instalments as the work progressed. The complainant duly paid the total fee in instalments as well as $530 to Immigration NZ. [8] Ms Pabellon filed the expression of interest (expression) on 16...

3. Joint Application to Make a New Parenting Order by Consent [pdf, 603 KB]

   ...Registrar of the Court, Justice of the Peace or lawyer (other than a lawyer involved in this case). Remember that your and the authorised person’s initials should be put in the box provided. All ‘interested parties’ must swear or affirm this form. Fees/waivers There is $242 filing fee to pay if you are applying for a new or to vary (change) a Parenting Order. You can go to the Family Court counter to pay the fee. Please do not send cash through the post. If paying the fee will cause...

4. [2025] NZIACDT 23 – JY v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...of cl 18(a), and failed to explain all significant matters in the agreement in breach of cl 18(b). 3. Failed to provide the complainant with an invoice for a payment of RMB 20,000 made on 8 April 2023, in breach of cl 22. 4. Charging a total fee of RMB 40,000 and the contractually specified fee of RMB 20,000 both of which were not fair or reasonable, in breach of cl 20(a). 5. Failed to provide the complainant with evidence of being licensed in breach of cl 14, or with a summar...

5. Directory of Official Information 2019 P-R [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   Directory of Official Information Listings P-R About This is a living document. We endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email oia@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. We can send you a MS Word version if you need. Ministerial Relations and Services Strategy, Governance & Finance Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture oia@justice.govt.nz

6. Nelson Standards Committee v Ord [2025] NZLCDT 4 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...lawyer taking on instructions outside the ambit of his or her expertise. [2] Dr Ord was well motivated when he agreed to represent the complainant, who told him she was unable to find a lawyer to represent her. However, his unfamiliarity with civil litigation led him into error, and those errors only compounded as time went on and the proceedings grew more complicated. Dr Ord persisted in trying to advance the proceedings, essentially making matters worse as he did so. As a ba...

7. LCRO Annual Report 2020 [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...that had accumulated over many years. The benefit of appointing additional Review Officers to assist in managing the LCRO’s workload is becoming apparent. Applications which are accorded priority on receipt (particularly complaints where fees remain unpaid and applications challenging a Committee’s decision to refer a practitioner to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal) are, in most cases, able to be promptly allocated a hearing date. In the current reporti...

8. Zhong Wei Zhou v Complaints Assessment Committee 412 & Shu (Sue) Zhou [2017] NZREADT 49 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...the appellant is not material to the penalty decision and need not be considered further. [20] The appellant submitted in his notice of appeal that because of the second respondent’s conduct, he lost a lot of money by having to pay extra legal fees, and in 8 Mairs v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 301) [2016] NZREADT 63 (penalty decision). travelling to New Zealand to “solve the issue”. He sought compensation for his...

9. N v I [2018] NZIACDT 19 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...the Complainant's behalf following receipt of the Invitation to Apply for residence. The Complainant has been communicating with [a member of Mr I’s family] since the Adviser became unwell however, he has been unable to obtain a refund of fees paid to the Adviser.19 On 25 October 2017 a medical report, dated 15 September 2017, was provided to the Authority. The report of [a medical practitioner] states that the Adviser suffers from severe depression and cerebrovascular dise...

10. [2020] NZIACDT 27 - QM v Ng (24 June 2020) [pdf, 109 KB]

    ...the payment of all or any of the costs or expenses of the investigation, inquiry, or hearing, or any related prosecution: (h) an order directing the licensed immigration adviser or former licensed immigration adviser to refund all or any part of fees or expenses paid by the complainant or another person to the licensed immigration adviser or former licensed immigration adviser: (i) an order directing the licensed immigration adviser or former licensed immigration adviser to pay re...