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1. Vikashwarjeet v Devi [2014] NZIACDT 27 (17 March 2014) [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...character grounds and considered the application was potentially improper due to non-disclosure. [3] The complainants say an unlicensed person carried out some of the work, their fees were mishandled, and when this Tribunal cancelled the adviser’s licence, she did not tell them and arrange for continuing representation. [4] The adviser generally disputes the facts alleged in support of the complaint, and claims she delivered professional services properly. She says the complainants wi...

2. Palmer v Palmer - Joseph Hohepa and Gess Nukuhia Palmer Whānau Trust (2019) 180 Waikato Maniapoto MB 260 (180 WMN 260) [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...include: (a) The applicant should be permitted to use the homestead, or part of it, for his health equipment (being a Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) machine) that he is required to use to treat his sleep apnoea. (b) The applicant has a licence to occupy the Opureora 1B8B2B Sec.2 Block for the purpose of building a house for himself and his whānau. 180 Waikato Maniapoto MB 269 (c) His abode does not have access to clean drinking water. (d) The applicant n...

3. INZ (Calder) v Shearer [2019] NZIACDT 52 (25 July 2019) Sanctions [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...relevant time a licensed immigration adviser based in Auckland. She was the sole shareholder and director of a New Zealand company, Immigration Assist Ltd (Immigration Assist). As the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority) refused her a licence on 25 August 2017, Ms Shearer is no longer a licensed adviser. [4] In mid-2015, Ms Shearer met Ms C, a national of the Philippines, and agreed to help her to establish a recruiting business. It was to operate under the legal enti...

4. Unnikrishnan v Goldsmith [2017] NZIACDT 22 (29 September 2017) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...account. Her lack of insight and understanding were also factors. [7] The Registrar took the view that: [7.1] if the Tribunal found that Ms Goldsmith’s conduct was wilful defiance of the law, she should be prohibited from reapplying for a licence for a period not exceeding two years; or [7.2] in the event that the Tribunal found that Ms Goldsmith’s conduct was a failure on her part to comprehend elementary professional obligations, she should be required to complete a gradu...

5. Alcohol Regulatory & Licensing Authority

   Alcohol Regulatory & Licensing Authority (ARLA), Te Mana Waeture Take Waipiro The Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority, also known as ARLA, is an independent Tribunal established by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. ARLA considers and determines: appeals against decisions made by District Licensing Committees. applications made by licensing inspectors and New Zealand Police for the variation, suspension, or cancellation of liquor licences and manager’s certificates. Notice o...

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6. BORA Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill [pdf, 312 KB]

   ...alcohol limit of 30 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood (ss 11 and 57 LTA). These are lower than the limits for older drivers.[6] The effect of cll 51-55 of the Bill is that: 13.1 These limits are reenacted for drivers under 20 who have a full licence; but 13.2 Drivers under 20 who hold a learner, restricted or limited licence, who are unlicensed or disqualified or whose licence has been suspended or revoked are subject to a zero limit. 14. In subjecting people under 20 to the risk...

7. [2021] NZREADT 48 - Kan (30 August 2021) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...Stevens on 14 February 2020 that he had decided to relinquish his involvement in real estate. Ms Stevens advised him in response that the complaint procedure would continue regardless of whether he continued as a licensee. Mr Kan’s current licence expired on 31 March 2020 and has not been renewed. The charge and the Tribunal’s substantive decision [9] The charge against Mr Kan was filed on 26 March 2021. It was alleged that his conduct in misappropriating rent money generated...

8. [2024] NZIACDT 21 KL v Lawlor (sanctions) (19 July 2024) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...the complaint is set out in the earlier decision and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] John Desmond Lawlor, the adviser, was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser and director of Lawlor & Associates Ltd, of Thames. His licence expired on 7 January 2023. [6] KL, the complainant, is a citizen of the United States of America. On 12 January 2022, she engaged Mr Lawlor to apply for residence on her behalf under the 2021 Resident Visa Instructions. Mr Lawlor...

9. Tamang v Varquez [2015] NZIACDT 78 (31 July 2015) [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...contrition, no understanding of his responsibilities, and appears not to comprehend why his conduct was unacceptable. He apparently suggests the practice where he delivered his professional services was dishonest or worse. However, he personally held the licence as a licensed immigration adviser, not the practice, so he was personally responsible for professional service delivery. If he worked in an unsatisfactory practice that reflects badly on Mr Varquez, it does not mitigate his non-com...

10. Tuumotooa v Tangilanu [2014] NZIACDT 101 (01 October 2014) [pdf, 189 KB]

    ...Tangilanu, [2.4] Ms Tangilanu did not pass the information to Immigration New Zealand, [2.5] The complainants’ application failed as the Ms Tangilanu did not pass on the information, [2.6] After that point the Tribunal cancelled Ms Tangilanu’s licence and she took no steps to inform her clients of their circumstances or assist with engaging ongoing professional support. [3] The Tribunal found Ms Tangilanu was negligent, failed to meet the Code of Conduct’s duties of care, dili...