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1. [2021] NZACDT 14 - YC v Wan (29 June 2021) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...following day, 23 August 2019, the complainant instructed solicitors. They requested her file from Mr Wan’s consultancy on 26 August 2019. Mr Wan provided the file electronically on 29 August 2019. [13] On 25 September 2019, Mr Harris Gu, a licenced immigration adviser, advised Mr Wan and Ms Han that he was acting for the complainant. He sought a copy of the complainant’s complete file. Mr Wan replied on 27 September 2019 attaching (electronically) certain files. Mr Gu made a...

2. [2023] NZREADT 1 - CAC 1904 v Bright (16 January 2023) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...it thinks fit, make 1 or more of the orders specified in subsection (2). (2) The orders are as follows: (a) 1 or more of the orders that can be made by a Committee under section 93 (except under section 93(1) (ha)): (b) an order cancelling the licence of the licensee and, in the case of a licensee that is a company, also cancelling the licence of any officer of the company: (c) an order suspending the licence of the licensee for a period not exceeding 24 months and, in the case of...

3. 2024 NZPSPLA 057.pdf [pdf, 116 KB]

   ...Doherty is to return his security ID to the PSPLA within seven days of the date of the cancellation of his certificate. Reasons [2] In my previous decision I found that John Doherty’s promotion of a security business without holding a licence amounted to misconduct as did Mr Doherty’s offer to work as a private investigator without holding a licence or certificate in that class. In addition, Mr Doherty’s association with an outlaw motorcycle gang showed he was no longer...

4. IACDT annual report 2020 [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...application or the client. It is proving difficult to eliminate. Part of the problem lies in the light sanctions regime. The maximum financial penalty that can be imposed by the Tribunal is only $10,000 and it can prohibit renewal of a cancelled licence for only two years. The Ministers are respectfully urged to consider a stiffer sanctions regime. I would also invite the regulatory body, the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority), to link the listing of individual agen...

5. [2024] NZIACDT 12 – RN v Li (14 March 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...out in the earlier decision and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] Mr Li was at the relevant time a provisionally licensed immigration adviser. He was a shareholder and director of Apec Immigration Group Limited (Apec Immigration). His licence has expired. [6] The complainant, a national of China, engaged Mr Li while working in Singapore as a tiler, blocklayer and concrete worker. He entered into an employment agreement with a New Zealand stone company on 11 June 2017....

6. Who doesn't need a licence or certificate?

   You do not need a licence or certificate if you are: an auctioneer licensed under the Auctioneers Act 1928 a charitable or non-profit organisation that sells secondhand articles or scrap metal, but only if the goods sold weren't bought by the organisation and the proceeds are used solely for the organisation's purpose an internet auction provider an agent of the Crown a local authority a seller of traded-in whiteware acquired when selling new goods a firearms dealer.

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   2. Licences & certificates >
   3. Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers & Pawnbrokers >
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7. [2025] NZREADT 34 - CL v REAA (12 August 2025) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...November 2021, the purchaser (and his partner) entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with the vendor licensee (and his partner). The transaction was subject to finance. [7] The vendor licensee received his real estate salesperson licence for the first time on 13 December 2021. Complaint to Authority [8] On about 4 January 2025, the purchaser made a complaint against the licensees to the Authority. He said the property was sold by the listing licensees who did no...

8. Khalifeh and Manukau Scrap Metal and Cars Ltd 28 May 2014 NZSHD 8 [pdf, 22 KB]

   ...a Certificate of Approval by SABA KHALIFEH of Auckland AND IN THE MATTER of an application for a Company Licence by MANUKAU SCRAP METAL AND CARS LIMITED of Auckland BEFORE THE AUTHORITY OF SECONDHAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS DECISION Introduction [1] On 23 May 2014 Mr Saba Khalifeh (“the applicant”) of Auckland applied to...

9. BORA Outer Space and High Altitude Activities Bill [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...Minister responsible for administering the Act (‘the Minister’) to seek and receive any information (including medical reports) as the Minister thinks fit for the purpose of determining whether or not a person is a fit and proper person to hold a licence. Clause 54 allows the Minister to ask the applicant, or holder of any licence or permit, to provide any information that the Minister requires in order to perform functions relating to the licence or permit. 2 The Minister may refuse...

10. [2025] NZIACDT 26 - KA v Wen (26 April 2025) [pdf, 218 KB]

    ...application had been lodged and to make on-going timely updates, in breach of cl 26(b). SUBMISSIONS From the Registrar [10] In her submissions (15 April 2025), Ms Issar of the Registrar’s office notes that Ms Wen transitioned from a provisional licence to a full licence on 3 May 2023. [11] It is submitted that the gravity of the misconduct is moderate due to the total number of breaches as well as the importance of the provisions breached. The failure to have a written agre...