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1. LCRO 2011 Annual Report [pdf, 919 KB]

   ...121/2010) clarified that this Office has a limited right of review for prosecutorial decisions. Completion of Reviews Between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011, 172 reviews have been completed1. Of these 172 concluded matters, 86 related to reviews filed in the previous reporting period. Reviews Outstanding Of the 296 applications filed in this reporting period, 212 remained current as at 30 June 2011. Eight files remain current which were filed in the previous reporting period. Tim...

2. LCRO Annual Report 2010 [pdf, 517 KB]

   ...applications required the LCRO to exercise the duties and powers of the Lay Observer pursuant to section 355 of the Act. Whether the reviews have been completed Between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010, 173 reviews have been completed, 31 related to reviews filed in the previous reporting period.2 Reviews outstanding Of the 237 applications filed in this period, 95 remain current as at 30 June 2010. The timeliness with which the reviews have been completed 118 applications for...

3. QT v T Ltd [2023] NZDT 188 (22 June 2023) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...driving or in the car at the time of the breach and so does not have any liability to T Ltd in contract. 2. QT seeks an order that he is not liable to pay the breach notice and also seeks an order that T Ltd is liable to pay him costs including the filing fee and compensation for 2 hours he has taken off work to prepare for and attend the hearing. 3. The issues to be resolved are: a. Is QT liable to pay the breach notice? b. Is T Ltd liable to pay QT’s costs? Is QT liable...

4. DH v H Ltd [2025] NZDT 80 (17 February 2025) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $260 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a suppo...

5. UA v BT [2025] NZDT 132 (1 March 2025) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tribunal that made the decision is a division, within 20 working days of the decision having been made. There is a $260 filing fee for an appeal. You can only appeal outside of 20 working days if you have been granted an extension of time by a District Court Judge. To apply for an extension of time you must file an Interlocutory Application on Notice and a suppo...

6. [2025] NZIACDT 31 – LY x Jiang (16 June 2025) [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...the complainant. The adviser’s fee was RMB 7,000 (about NZD 1,600). Mr Jiang prepared a services agreement (signed by him on 13 April 2023). It was sent to the agent, but it was never signed by the complainant. [9] The visa application was filed by Mr Jiang with Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) on 13 April 2023. [10] On 19 April 2023, Immigration NZ approved a work visa for the complainant requiring him to work as a construction worker for the employer. The visa was fo...

7. [2025] NZIACDT 32 - CM v Jiang (16 June 2025) [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...the complainant. The adviser’s fee was RMB 7,000 (about NZD 1,600). Mr Jiang prepared a services agreement (signed by him on 13 April 2023). It was sent to the agent, but it was never signed by the complainant. [9] The visa application was filed by Mr Jiang with Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) on 13 April 2023. [10] On 30 April 2023, Immigration NZ approved a work visa for the complainant requiring him to work as a construction worker for the employer. The visa was f...

8. EN & ND v QI & MI [2023] NZDT 272 (21 July 2023) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...This is a claim for a breach of clause 7.3(1) of the ADLS Agreement for the sale and purchase of a residential property, because the toilet was allegedly not in working order, for the repair costs of $607.89. The applicants have also claimed the filing fee in the Tribunal. 3. The issues discussed today were as follows: a. In all the circumstances, has the clause in the sale and purchase agreement been breached by the vendors? b. If so, what compensation can be claimed? In a...

9. Bisschoff v Yerman [2015] NZIACDT 101 (11 December 2015) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...2 DECISION Preliminary [1] Ms Yerman is a licensed immigration adviser practising in South Africa. The Bisschoffs wished to migrate to New Zealand and approached her. They say: [1.1] Ms Yerman agreed to provide immigration services for a fee, payable before they left South Africa for New Zealand. [1.2] Ms Yerman assessed their eligibility to migrate from a form they completed. They then met with Mr Yerman, Ms Yerman’s husband; he is not a licensed immigration adviser. He advi...

10. AR v ZG LCRO 60 / 2010 (15 March 2011) [pdf, 82 KB]

    ...provided for this review. This included copies of more recent correspondence which had been exchanged between the Practitioner and another lawyer who had acted for the Applicant and wherein the Practitioner was responding to questions concerning the fees billed to the Trust. The information sent to the Applicant‟s lawyer included a copy of the time records. There was also a copy of an email sent to the Applicant by the Practitioner who had written, “We have forwarded an account...