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1. Q v I [2018] NZIACDT 16 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...some other professions manage cases like this one. [3] I will take Mr I’s situation into account when deciding the complaint. He is not able to understand the complaint due to his health; family members have been cooperative, but they are not licenced immigration advisers. I am dealing with the complaint without any response from Mr I, but this is not due to any fault on his part. [4] The Registrar, as the Tribunal’s rules require, issued a notice of complaint. It sets out t...

2. Complaints Assessment Committee 403 v Elia [2017] NZREADT 7 [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...5 August 2016. Mr Elia admitted the charge in his response to the charge dated 30 August 2016. Submissions [5] Ms Earl submitted for the Committee that the starting point for the penalty to be imposed must be cancellation of Mr Elia’s licence. She submitted that where dishonesty is involved, as it is in the present case, particular emphasis must be given to the Act’s purpose of protecting the public, and to the licensee’s fitness to practise. 1 Ms Earl referred to t...

3. [2023] NZIACDT 7 - EQ v McCarthy (20 March 2023) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...appropriate sanctions. BACKGROUND [4] The narrative leading to the complaint is set out in the earlier decision of the Tribunal and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] At the relevant time, Mr McCarthy was a licensed immigration adviser. His licence expired on 27 April 2022. He is a director of Corporate Migration NZ Ltd, of Masterton. [6] The complainant and her family (her husband and daughter) are nationals of Bulgaria. Their representative is Mr Feschiev, a New...

4. LCRO 3/2017 and LCRO 148/2017 McDonnell v LA (28 June 2019) [pdf, 436 KB]

   ...October 2014. [11] Mr A had investments in his name, valued at approximately $220,000. There were also bank accounts in the couple’s joint names, in the amount of approximately $130,000. [12] The couple’s significant jointly owned asset was a licence to occupy a retirement apartment (the licence to occupy). This was said to be worth approximately $300,000.2 Estate planning and will instructions: [13] Mr A’s estate planning instructions to Ms McDonnell were that all prope...

5. Feng v Zhang [2016] NZIACDT 41 (12 August 2016) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...Rehabilitation is not a realistic possibility now, and it appears that it will never be a possibility. However, the Tribunal and the Registrar have separate roles. The Tribunal can impose conditions that a practitioner must fulfil before applying again for a licence. However, the Registrar deals with fitness requirements if a former licence holder ever applies for a licence in the future; disciplinary history is potentially a relevant factor. These are issues for the Registrar; the Tribuna...

6. OIA-120087.pdf [pdf, 5.5 MB]

   ...Private Investigators Act 2010 (PSPPI Act) was passed to improve the occupational regulation of the private security industry. Under the PSPPI Act, organisations and individuals who want to provide security services must be licenced and certified. Licences and certificates are issued with class endorsements. Relevantly to the retail context, one of the classes is ‘property guard’, which we refer to in this briefing as ‘security guard’.7 Further information is set out in Appendix 1....

7. Matheis v Ling [2016] NZIACDT 30 (13 June 2016) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...reviewing the material filed by Ms Ling’s counsel she accepted: [4.1] Ms Ling was licensed under the regime prior to a requirement for formal training; and [4.2] The Registrar would expect Ms Ling to complete a refresher course when renewing her licence, if the Tribunal did not impose other training requirements. The Complainant [5] The complainant did not provide submissions. Mr Ms Ling [6] Ms Ling’s counsel provided submissions, and supporting material that are critical to t...

8. Factsheet Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment Regulations 2017 - Calculating Tobacco Excise [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...stores now must exclude tobacco excise from their annual sales revenue. This factsheet provides guidance and examples on how to do this. What is a grocery store? Under section 32 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (the ‘Act’), an off-licence can be issued for premises that are determined to be a grocery store. Under section 33 of the Act, a grocery store is defined as a shop that: • has the characteristics normally associated with grocery stores AND • comp...

9. 2025 NZPSPLA 024.pdf [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...28 November 2025 DECISION [1] In January 2024 Police made a complaint against Jagjit Singh as he was facing active charges for offences of violence. Mr Singh was the sole director of Prima Security Limited which held a company security licence. The Police complaint was put on hold until there was an outcome on the charges Mr Singh was facing. [2] On 20 December 2024 Mr Singh was convicted of assault, impeding breathing, threatening to kill, operating a vehicle carelessly an...

10. CAC303 v Patricia Kerr [2015] NZREADT 72 [pdf, 116 KB]

    ...respect of 9 Adams Road and 207A Hill Street, Thames, when acting as property manager.” [2] In terms of the lack of participation of the defendant in this prosecution we noted in our said substantive decision as follows: “[3] Ms Kerr’s licence was cancelled in January 2014, apparently, for failing to comply with annual educational requirements. She did not appear at the fixture, nor did she participate in preliminary procedures. She was not represented before us. According...