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1. [2023] NZIACDT 14 - II v Sun (26 April 2023) [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...the complainant’s wife entered into a written contract with Heytour for an application for a New Zealand entrepreneur resident visa concerning a start-up project in the tourism industry. Ms H, based in Auckland, signed on behalf of Heytour. The fee was $50,000. [6] On 14 October 2019, Mr Sun filed an application for an interim visa (Work, Work to Residence, Entrepreneur Work Visa), for the complainant and associated visas for his wife and their child. The complainant was the prin...

2. Ministry of Justice annual report 2019-20 [pdf, 9.3 MB]

   E.64 AR (2020) Annual Report Te Tāhū o te Ture 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 In accordance with the Public Finance Act 1989, this Annual Report presents: Te Tāhū o te Ture - Ministry of Justice This document includes information about the Ministry’s operations and performance for the 2019/20 financial year. Joint Venture Business Unit – Family Violence and Sexual Violence (JVBU) The JVBU is hosted by the Ministry of Justice and provides a governance secretariat for the Joint V

3. GR-to-the-LC-report-Third-Review-of-the-Evidence-Act-2006_Final.pdf [pdf, 487 KB]

   ...(recommendation 14). 22 The report also recommends that the Ministry of Justice should further examine protections for counselling notes, and other personal records of complainants in sexual and family violence cases, and of parties and children in civil cases. 23 Appendix 1 sets out the full list of recommendations. 24 Many of the recommendations require further consideration and policy work to determine operational impacts and implementation issues. More work is required to unders...

4. NQE v Tan [2013] NZIACDT 37 (13 June 2013) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...set out the arrangements between them in a satisfactory way. [3.2] He and his family were invited to apply for residence in New Zealand by Immigration New Zealand, and Ms Tan withheld this information, and did so as part of a strategy to extract fees to which she was not entitled. [3.3] Ms Tan attempted to demand fees of US$1,000 to prepare for an interview, which was part of the professional service agreed. In addition, Ms Tan sought other fees to which she was not entitled. [3.4] M...

5. OIA-123766.pdf [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 29 August 2025 Our ref: OIA 123766 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Documents sent to Justice Ministers Thank you for your email of 14 July 2025, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), concerning advice to Justice Ministers. Specifically, you requested:

6. INZ (Gilray) v Singh [2019] NZIACDT 53 (29 July 2019) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...Immigration New Zealand by relying on unlicensed persons to provide advice to his clients and having no relationship with them himself. [18] In response to queries from the Authority, Mr Singh advised it on 21 August 2017 that Eagle Migration’s fees were all paid by the employer. Eagle Migration had no formal relationship with the consultancy, but was instructed by the employer to liaise with it. He had not previously used the consultancy. [19] The Authority formally advised M...

7. [2023] NZIACDT 4 – TC v MacLeod (7 February 2023) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...exclusive sales were over the threshold of $379,000. As for the recent employment of a second New Zealander, Immigration NZ already had the evidence. Residence granted [32] On 22 January 2020, the family were granted residence visas. Fees [33] IMMagine issued the following invoices to the complainant (at $400 per hour, incl GST): 8 8/10/2019 $ 9,430 17/12/2019 $11,845 24/1/2020 $ 1,265 $22,540 [34] The complainant declined to pay. There was an exchange...

8. LCRO 95/2019 CM v DL (9 March 2021) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...against the Department of Corrections. [81] Rule 3.4A of the Rules provides that a barrister sole must in advance, provide in writing to a client information on the principal aspects of client service including details of the basis on which the fees will be charged, and when payment of fees is to be made. [82] Rule 3.5A provides that a barrister sole must, prior to undertaking significant work under a retainer, provide the client with a copy of the client care and service inform...

9. [2022] NZEmpC 230 Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand v CultureSafe New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...Ltd [2017] NZEmpC 160 at [4]; E Tū Incorporated v Rasier Operations BV (No 3) [2022] NZEmpC 196 at [4]. [9] However, r 9 provides the general rights of parties to proceedings. [10] Rule 9(1) provides a general right for a party to a civil proceeding to search and inspect a court file and document relating to the proceeding, under supervision of a Registrar or a person appointed by the Registrar; and to copy any part of the court file or any document relating to the proce...

10. Greer v Corrections (Costs) [2022] NZHRRT 44 [pdf, 455 KB]

    ...Department of Corrections (Corrections) filed submissions seeking $8,840 in costs. Mr Greer provided no submissions on costs. THE APPLICATION FOR COSTS [3] Corrections has asked for an award of $8,840 in costs, noting however that the actual legal fees incurred were $26,519.60 (excluding GST). [4] Corrections does not seek indemnity costs but rather a reasonable contribution to those costs. Corrections acknowledges that the Tribunal takes a flexible approach to costs and may d...