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1. BORA Resource Management Amendment Bill [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...concurrently: • allows regional land use consents to be reviewed: • allows these reviews to be initiated as soon as the relevant rule is operative (even if other rules in the plan are, for example, still under appeal). Increasing maximum infringement fees under RMA The current maximum infringement fees able to be set in regulations under the RMA are $2,000 for stock exclusion infringement offences, and $1,000 for all other infringement offences. Specific infringement fees are set in the R...

2. LCRO 68/2024 GRA v ZTV (1 September 2025) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...advancing the claim pursuant to the Family Protection Act. He also provided details of his family’s health difficulties, which affected his abilities to maintain contact with his clients. [26] He has not addressed Ms RA’s complaint about his fees in any detail but says that his fees have been rendered in accordance with the various factors provided in r 9.1 of the Conduct and Client Care Rules. The Standards Committee determination [27] The Committee initially directed the pa...

3. Rohipa v Campbell - Estate of Te Maungarongo Wiremu or Morgan Kingi (2008) 184 Gisborne 294 (184 GIS 294) [pdf, 475 KB]

   ...to take through all degrees, according to their stocks, in equal shares jf more than one. ' [(2) Where the owner of a beneficial interest in any Maori fTeehold land dies intestate leaving a person who is the owner's surviving spouse or civil union partneI; that person is, subject to subsection (4), entitled as of right to an interest in that interest for lif~ or until he or she remarries or enters into a civil union or a de taeto relationship.) (J)Such a surviving spouse [or...

4. TG v Ma [2025] NZIACDT 27 (27 May 2025) [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...New Zealand and a previous client of Ms Ma’s. This person is understood to be Mr L. It was Ms Y who was in contact with Mr L. [6] There followed texts and voice discussions between Ms Ma and Ms Y. The communications concerned the agreed fee (RMB 80,000 for each of the father and son), the documents needed and the requirement for a medical check. At some point, Ms Ma sent her template questionnaire (‘Online application information details’) to them seeking 3 biogra...

5. INZ (Calder) v Cleland [2019] NZIACDT 38 (10 June 2019) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...agreement was accepted by the client, all significant matters in the agreement had been explained. This was a breach of cl 18(b) of the Code. Nor did the agreement contain a full description of the services to be provided to each client and the fee to be charged, in breach of cl 19(e) and (f). Additionally, he had failed to advise 11 of the 12 clients when their applications were lodged, or of their outcome. This was a breach of cl 26(b) of the Code. SUBMISSIONS [10] Counsel...

6. [2020] NZIACDT 36 Y(O)R v Tian (7 August 2020) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [23] 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 the practitioner for misbehaviour, although it may have that effect, but to ensure that appropr...

7. [2022] NZIACDT 11 - BU v McCarthy (18 May 2022) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...request. [7] On 18 April 2018, Mr McCarthy wrote a letter to the complainant (which he described as an agreement) stating that he had been instructed to intervene with Immigration NZ and seek a s 61 visa (partnership category). He set out his fees and certain other matters related to his engagement. The complainant was asked to sign the 1 Immigration Act 2009, s 61 (discretionary visa for someone unlawfully in New Zealand). 3 agreement and return a copy to him. The Tribu...

8. Te-Au-Reka-Capability-Model-October-2022.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...maintained. Service of documents Participants can select their preferred methods for being served documents. Ensure service is completed in a legally compliant manner and supports case progression. Make a payment Participants can pay court related fees and costs through the portal to meet legislative requirements and fee regulations. Process request to access case External users are granted access to case information that they are authorised to access. Case related communication...

9. Te-Au-Reka-Capability-Model_October-2022.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...maintained. Service of documents Participants can select their preferred methods for being served documents. Ensure service is completed in a legally compliant manner and supports case progression. Make a payment Participants can pay court related fees and costs through the portal to meet legislative requirements and fee regulations. Process request to access case External users are granted access to case information that they are authorised to access. Case related communication...

10. [2025] NZIACDT 11 - INZ v Li (14 February 2025) [pdf, 202 KB]

    ...face-to-face contact with the client. Although her intention was to help, her negligence led to him being scammed by unlicensed agents. Ms Li did not know he was charged so much or that the job was a fake. She would willingly refund the service fee. In the future, she will not accept instructions if the client cannot speak English or Chinese. This has been the biggest lesson of her life. [17] Ms Li points out she has been working as an adviser for nearly 13 years and has a clea...