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1. Ly v Navarette-Scholes [2015] NZIACDT 46 (29 April 2015) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...ANZSIIS International School (AISL), and a licensed immigration adviser. She had a colleague (the associate). The associate was not a licensed immigration adviser, but was not required to be; her immigration services with AISL were limited to providing offshore advice on student visas. [5.2] Ms Navarette-Scholes and the associate travelled from New Zealand to Cambodia. They travelled with persons connected with the associate. Those persons included Ms Sok. She is the complainant’s niec...

2. Bott v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 44 (24 August 2012) [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...overseas clients of $635,769.49 are less than the total fees Mr Standing received. [69] Mr Standing is facing complaints before this Tribunal that he procured the payment of fees and failed to perform work; in many cases those fees were deposited into offshore bank accounts. [70] This information is sufficient to raise a concern that Mr Standing has received a substantial body of fees which have not been accounted for. [71] Accordingly, the Tribunal puts Mr Standing on notice that if...

3. Kavyu-Munalula v Standing [2012] NZIACDT 45 (24 August 2012) [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...overseas clients $635,769.49 are less than the total fees Mr Standing received. [63] Mr Standing is facing complaints before this Tribunal that he procured the payment of fees and failed to perform work; in many cases those fees were deposited into offshore bank accounts. [64] This information is sufficient to raise a concern that Mr Standing has received a substantial body of fees which have not been accounted for. [65] Accordingly, the Tribunal puts Mr Standing on notice that if he...

4. Jia v Wang [2011] NZIACDT 30 (19 September 2011) [pdf, 106 KB]

   ...practices, account for fees properly, and dishonest and misleading behaviour. [22] She frankly accepted what occurred caused her considerable concern. In particular: [22.1] The fee of $20,000 was excessive. The normal fee was less than $5,000 for an offshore person seeking a work visa. This raised the suspicion that there was overcharging of a naïve person; alternatively some of the funds were to be used (unlawfully) to induce an employer to provide a position of employment that was not...

5. E3 Russell Green Emirates Team New Zealand EIC Applicant [pdf, 751 KB]

   ...purpose. ETNZ has assisted in the development of the application for resource consents by providing information from an operational point of view in terms of what challenger teams will need. We based this on our own long experience as a challenger offshore, our knowledge of the new boat design. Initially ETNZ was going to be located at Hobson Wharf, so we had to work carefully through what our functional requirements would be. These requirements formed the basis for how the team...

6. Sidhu v Tan [2016] NZIACDT 62 (29 September 2016) [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...application in circumstances where Ms Sidhu had remitted funds to New Zealand without complying with the rules for Long Term Business Category visas. There is a specific requirement that an applicant remits their investment funds direct from their offshore bank account. When Mr Tan found out about the error, instead of providing appropriate advice, he proceeded to lodge a non-complying visa application, which failed. [2] Mr Tan essentially accepted the facts supporting the complaint...

7. KIT v Zhu [2019] NZIACDT 34 (20 May 2019) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...Authority a willingness to compensate her. However, he was confused about her request for $27,500. If she was an overstayer, she should have left New Zealand. It was not the right decision to stay. She could have applied for a new student visa offshore and would not then have incurred living expenses in New Zealand. Notwithstanding this, he will follow the Tribunal’s order regarding financial support. [40] Testimonials as to Mr Zhu’s abilities, professionalism and ethical...

8. HES v Parekh [2019] NZIACDT 36 (29 May 2019 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...most challenging and quite tricky applications. [24] It was noted by Ms Parekh that there was a misunderstanding as to the statement that the couple had lived together for 18 months. A partner living in New Zealand could support a partner offshore whom he or she had never met. This was called a “long distance relationship”. The problem was that, unless Immigration New Zealand changed its policy, there was nothing much they could do. As for 24 months, that was calculated...

9. XN v Ji [2019] NZIACDT 49 (19 July 2019) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, and … Legislative requirements 3. A licensed immigration adviser must: … c. whether in New Zealand or offshore, act in accordance with New Zealand immigration legislation, including the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and any applicable regulations. Written agreements 18. A licensed immigration adviser must...

10. [2022] NZEnvC 124 Poutama Kaitiaki Charitable Trust v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 4.1 MB]

    ...immunity to costs claims.15 9 Grrymo11th PetrolC11m Limited v Hmtage NeJ1J Zealand Po11here Taonga [2016] NZEnvC 84 at [3]. 10 Taima Mari11e Limited v J,Tf"aikato Regional Council [2006] NZRMA 485 (HC). 11 Environmental Protection A11tho1iry v BW Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd [2021] NZHC 2577 at [19]. 12 Foodstt(/fs (Otago S011thla11d) Prope,ties Limited v Dunedin Ciry Co111uil (1996) 2 ELRNZ 138. 13 Opo11tere Ratepayers & Residents Assn v Hnitage Mi11i11g NL A083/95. 14 Federated...