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1. Whiles-Clarry v Standing [2011] NZIACDT 18 (6 July 2011) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...Licensing Act 2007 came into force a year after it received the Royal assent, which was on 4 May 2007. The Act and the Authority operated as 4 from 5 May 2008. There was a period of “grace” for a year until it was compulsory to hold a licence when providing immigration advice. Between 4 May 2008 and 4 May 2009, advisers could apply for licences. [9.2] As from 24 November 2008, the Adviser held a licence. From that time, he had the benefit of recognition as a licensed im...

2. CAC 10026 v Dodd [2011] NZREADT 1 [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...the 1976 Act, any person could complain to REINZ. Following investigation of a complaint, REINZ could take one of a number of steps, including referring a matter to the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board (rule 16.13.5). [70] 94 Grounds on which licence may be cancelled by Board (1) The Institute, the Disciplinary Committee, or any other person with leave of the Board, may at any time apply in the prescribed form to the Board for an order cancelling a real estate agent's lice...

3. Yasin & Anor v Hammadieh Sanctions decision [2015] NZIACDT 4 (04 January 2015) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...complainants went to the adviser’s practice and engaged with a person who is not a licensed immigration adviser. The agreement they signed said Mr Hammadieh would carry out the immigration work. He was the only person in the practice who held a licence. [2.2] The complainants did not have the educational qualifications to be eligible to migrate to New Zealand under the skilled migrant category. However, the person they first engaged with in the adviser’s practice did not tell them th...

4. REAA CAC 10054 v Hume [2014] NZREADT 10 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...Assessment Committee 10054) under ss.73(a), 73(c)(iii) and 73(d) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (“the Act”). [2] Counsel for the prosecution (Mr L J Clancy) submits that the appropriate penalty is cancellation of the defendant’s salesperson’s licence. We record that the defendant firmly declined to participate in this penalty process but represented himself and gave evidence at the substantive hearing. 2 Charge 1 [3] In our said 17 October 2013 decision we found...

5. Wang v Denekamp [2018] NZIACDT 48 (23 November 2018) [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...[6] The Registrar reviewed the well-established principles relating to sanctions in a professional disciplinary setting, and said in this case the Tribunal should: [6.1] caution or censure Mr Denekamp; [6.2] require that he apply for another licence only after completing the full Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Immigration Advice (the current entry qualification to the profession); [6.3] order that he pay a monetary penalty; and [6.4] issue an order for the payment of compensati...

6. Rau v Stock - Opuatia 9C2B2 (2025) 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 112 (288 WMN 112) [pdf, 654 KB]

   ...of the names Pakau and Puhirua. [2] Rangitiaho Rau and Deidre Tupaea (the applicants), represented by Mr Ketu and Ms Barker, are both beneficiaries of the Pakau Trust. The applicants say that Faith Rapana (Faith) should not have been granted a licence to occupy (LTO) by the trustees, as she is not a beneficiary of the Pakau Trust. Further, they argue that Gary Stock (Gary) should not have been granted an LTO because Opuatia 9C 2B 2 is administered by the Pakau Māori Reservation...

7. Almirante & Others v Sparks [2018] NZIACDT 12 (16 April 2018) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...financial penalty in relation to all of these complaints, pursuant to s 51(1)(f) of the Act. [1.3] The Adviser is censured pursuant to s 51(1)(a) of the Act, in respect of each of the complaints. [1.4] The Adviser is prevented from applying for any licence under the Act for a period of two years from the date of this order pursuant to s 51(1)(e). [2] The Tribunal records: [2.1] The Adviser has agreed to write to Immigration New Zealand in relation to the files it holds for each...

8. What is a criminal record

   A criminal record is also known as a criminal conviction history. What your criminal record covers Your criminal record covers criminal and traffic convictions. It doesn't include: infringements, such as parking tickets charges that haven’t gone to court yet any charges where you weren’t convicted times you’ve gone to court and were found not guilty military (Court Martial) convictions overseas convictions Police diversions charges in the Youth Court demerit points and driver licence...

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9. M D Cottle Family Trust & Anor v CAC20002 & Anor / Barnett v CAC20002 & Ors [2015] NZREADT 74 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...against Mr Barnett but that the Committee’s censure and educational requirement are not now necessary or appropriate for the licensee. The licensee has now retired from real estate agency work due to ill health and has voluntarily suspended his licence. Of course, the complainant vendors are entitled to raise the issue of refund of commission in submissions on penalty. The parties are entitled to a hearing over penalty. They may prefer instead to deal with that on the papers or they...

10. Eppanapally v Zhou [2015] NZIACDT 84 (27 August 2015) [pdf, 189 KB]

    ...time Ms Zhou commenced employment he was facing criminal charges for breaches of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act). [2.2] Ms Zhou took over Mr Eppanapally’s file soon after she started working in the Practice. She was the sole licence holder in the Practice at that time. She wrote a submission in response to a query from Immigration New Zealand. However, Immigration New Zealand was not satisfied with the response, requested more information and provided a deadline f...