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1. Elisara v Aasa [2014] NZIACDT 90 (16 September 2014) [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...sought to migrate to New Zealand and apply for a residence class visa under the Samoan Quota scheme. While still in Samoa, she engaged the adviser who lodged an application for her. A necessary part of the application was that the applicant must have a job offer, which the adviser had arranged. The Tribunal found: [2.1] The complainant did not know about the particular job offer at the time the adviser lodged it with her application. [2.2] The adviser failed to adequately respond when...

2. [2016] NZEmpC 109 Dotcom v Orduna [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...parties may agree to dispense with or limit the disclosure of documents to which subclause (1) applies. [20] The first category of documents sought by the individual parties (what I will call the 2(a) documents) includes the employment agreements, job descriptions, hours worked and/or other documents providing details of hours worked and job descriptions of all staff employed at Coatesville (referred to as “the Dotcom Mansion”) immediately prior to the raid by New Zealand Police...

3. Otago Standards Committee v Duff [2021] NZLCDT 25 (2 September 2021) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...[1] This decision concerns Mr Duff’s conduct with respect to tax obligations arising in the context of his business affairs, outside his legal practice. In 2016, Mr Duff wrote to a prospective client of his property development company that a job could be completed for $150,000 as a “cashie”. The message offered the client an alternative whereby payment could be deposited in a solicitor’s trust account but said if that option was taken then “if we have to generate an invoi...

4. [2024] NZEmpC 64 Joyce v Ultimate Siteworks Ltd [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...the speeding tickets that had preceded it. On Wednesday 5 January 2022, it instructed Mr Joyce that the ute was to be used for work purposes only, not personal use. [12] Nevertheless, Ultimate Siteworks considered Mr Joyce to be good at his job. It had no desire to end his employment. [13] The instruction not to use the ute for personal use was the start of the end of the relationship between Ultimate Siteworks and Mr Joyce. There followed a series of text messages between...

5. 2021-02-12 Willowridge Affidavit Alison Devlin Exhibit B [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...consent RM150483 is amended to read as follows (deleted text struck- through, added text underlined): 1. That the development must be undertaken/carried out in accordance with the plans: Paterson Pitts Group ‘Subject Site Property Boundaries’ Job Number W4449-011 Sheet 101 Rev 0 ‘Proposed Earthworks Cut/Fill Plan – Overall’ Job Number W4449-011 Sheet 105 Rev 0 ‘Proposed Earthworks Cut/Fill Plan – Detail 1’’ Job Number W4449-011 Sheet 106 Rev 0 ‘Proposed Earthworks Cut/...

6. Elhassan v Webby [2022] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] Mr Elhassan a Sudanese of Muslim faith arrived in New Zealand on a work visa in early 2017 and rented a room in a house from Ms Webby. After two months he was given two weeks’ notice to leave because he hadn’t yet found a job and Ms Webby didn’t want anyone home during the daytime. The next day he was home in his room and Ms Webby began repeatedly arguing with him. Ms Webby was threatening and verbally abusive to Mr Elhassan and he moved out of the house tha...

7. Ekanayake v Registrar of Immigration Advisers [2015] NZIACDT 67 (28 May 2015) [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...complaint lacked merit and she should not refer it to the Tribunal. [2] The complaint related to professional services delivered by a licensed immigration adviser (the adviser) for advancing a skilled migrant application. The adviser also provided job search services as Mr Ekanayake would have to secure employment to qualify as a skilled migrant. The Registrar considered that the services relating to seeking a position of employment were not proper grounds for complaint, and found the o...

8. Kumar v Ahuja [2014] NZIACDT 120 (19 December 2014) [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...developments at the time. Mr Kumar paid the fees requested. [3] There was no employment offer, which would have been necessary for the immigration work to proceed. Mr Kumar wanted repayment of the instalment of fees he paid after he believed there was a job offer. Mr Ahuja refunded the amount of that fee he personally received, but said Global was responsible for the rest. He says the balance of the fees were for job search services. [4] The Tribunal has found the fees were procured fo...

9. U Ltd v B Ltd (2023) NZDT 591 (14 November 2023) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...$28,382.00 to build a tip bin for the truck. U LTD paid $10,000.40 upfront and sold their existing truck in anticipation of completion of the new truck. 3. B LTD says that there was a delay of more than weeks in obtaining the hoist required for the job and other parts. In January 2022 U LTD advised B LTD that their business was in danger of closing if they did not get a converted truck back soon and they engaged an independent engineer to inspect what work as done and what work neede...

10. Chand v Ahuja [2014] NZIACDT 119 (19 December 2014) [pdf, 130 KB]

    ...paid after he believed his father’s immigration could proceed. Mr Ahuja was willing to refund the fee for the consultation where he was engaged; but thought Global was responsible for the money Mr Chand paid. He says the balance of the fees was for job search services, and he was not personally involved with Mr Chand only his father. [4] The Tribunal has found the fees were procured for immigration services. As the sole licensed immigration adviser in the practice, and the person enga...