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1. 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...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. [2022] NZIACDT 2 - TC v Registrar (11 February 2022) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...pm. The officer noted that the appellant had telephoned her on 13 October 2020 disagreeing with the character concern set out in the 2 October letter. The officer agreed that the appellant had informed the work visa officer that he had left his job, who had made a note. The officer advised that she would not extend the due date, nor would she put the residence application on hold. [13] On 14 October 2020 at 3:47 pm, the adviser sent an email to the appellant. He stated that th...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 164 Wellington Free Ambulance Service Inc v Austing Anor [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...blue. There are normally approximately 30 people assigned to a shift. The two defendants worked the Green Shift. The colour coding to describe the seriousness of a job, in ascending order of urgency, is green, orange, red and purple. Green jobs are not classified with the same degree of urgency as the others. [18] The first defendant, Mr Austing, started working for WFA as a volunteer, progressing to a full-time position in 1999. At the time of his dismissal he had give...

7. [2021] NZACC 173 – Musudroka v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...via Zoom] ____________________________________________________________________ [1] At issue on this appeal is the decision of the respondent dated 18 March 2019 determining that the appellant had achieved vocational independence in a number of job options. [2] The appellant also challenges the review decision that is the subject of this appeal on the basis that s 141(2) has not been complied with because there is no evidence that the hearing time and place were agreed to by all t...

8. NH & ND v U Ltd [2021] NZDT 1681 (7 December 2021) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...APPLICANT ND RESPONDENT U Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. U Ltd is to pay $17,160 to ND and NH on or before 5.00pm on 28 December 2021. Reasons: 1. In April 2021, ND and NH hired Mr U of U Ltd to replace their roof. The job cost $31,200 and a 50% deposit of $15,600 was paid for the work to start. On 4 July a further $1,560 was transferred to Mr U on his request for funds to buy materials. After starting the job, Mr U failed to turn up for work from 7 July, despi...

9. [2025] NZIACDT 35 – TG v Ma (11 July 2025) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...are identical complaints by a father and son, clients of the adviser. Their work visa applications were sponsored by the building company of the adviser’s husband, a conflict of interest undisclosed to them. They were also unaware that the jobs on which their visas were based were non-existent. [2] Complaints against the adviser made to the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority) were referred by the Registrar of Immigration Advisers (the Registrar) to the Tribunal. They...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 151 Penney v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd [pdf, 94 KB]

    ...when she was under stress and that her apparent agreement to its terms was not her real intention. (b) She signed the agreement in reliance on an offer of employment by another employer and that she believes Fonterra was responsible for that job offer subsequently being withdrawn. (c) The agreement provided for it to be signed by a mediator under s 149 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 and that, because that did not occur, the agreement was incomplete. Events [8] On the ple...