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1. IAA v Sparks [2013] NZIACDT 5 (07 February 2013) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...adviser had met, talked to or emailed a client during the application stage, the adviser had not acted lawfully. Mr Sparks disagreed with that proposition. He said his procedure was the same as every other agency in New Zealand for dealing with offshore clients, and the Act had made the correct procedure unworkable in the real world. [31] The Authority investigated Mr Sparks’ claim that he had travelled to the Philippines every two or three months. The investigations showed his only...

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 4/07 Williams v Kimberleys Fashions Ltd [pdf, 19 KB]

   ...High Court scales. Mr Telle has provided such a calculation. This shows a total of $15,680 for costs and a further sum of $1,761.45 for disbursements. [8] Mr Telle also referred to me to the decision of Master Faire (as he then was) in Kawhia Offshore Services Limited v AJ Rutherford & Anor, High Court Hamilton, 10 July 2002, CP 61/99. This authority was cited for the proposition that costs may be awarded beyond the grant provided by the Legal Services Agency. However, the...

3. BORA Racing Reform Bill [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...amendments to the Racing Act 2003 (the Act) and the Gaming Duties Act 1971. 4. Primarily, the Bill provides for: a. the current New Zealand Racing Board to continue under the name Racing Industry Transition Association; b. revenue to be collected from offshore betting operators that provide betting services to persons residing in New Zealand, or which use New Zealand racing and sports information; c. the creation of a penalty not exceeding $20,000 in the case of an individual and $...

4. New Zealands all-of-Government response to organised crime [pdf, 413 KB]

   ...New Zealand Customs Service has established the Integrated Targeting and Operations Centre, responsible for coordinating its overall activity and effectively targeting interventions to identify risks. Immigration New Zealand has deployed the Offshore Border Operations Centre, Risk Targeting Programme, an Airline Liaison Officer network offshore and the Advance Passenger Screening System (APP) to target identity crime and people smuggling. In response to emerging cyber threats, a...

5. Koso v Chief Executive Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment [2014] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...Information Act, a failure to properly process a Privacy Act request can result in an award of damages against the Ministry. [17] Immigration New Zealand generally processes around 16,500 privacy requests a year, of which 1,200 are processed by offshore Branches. Innovation Branch, or iBranch in Auckland processes all privacy requests for Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North and Wellington. Those requests relate to: [17.1] Electronic files held on the INZ Application Management Sys...

6. BORA Overseas Investment (Owning Our Own Rural Land) Amendment Bill [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...we noted that the restriction on foreign ownership applied only to sensitive land, and that the limitation on the right was rationally connected to the Bill’s objective (to control ownership of sensitive New Zealand land by persons who are based offshore and whose connection with New Zealand is tenuous). Our analysis of the Bill is not materially different and we come to the same conclusion. Conclusion 11.We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and fr...

7. Sparks [2018] NZIACDT 24 (18 June 2018) [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...provide the professional services required, and allowed unlicensed persons to provide professional services. He also misrepresented aspects of his professional service delivery. The complainants were seeking work in New Zealand and dealing with an offshore agent. Mr Sparks allowed the agents to do work he should have done. [2] Since Mr Sparks admitted the grounds of complaint, all parties, including the Registrar, have presented a joint memorandum in relation to sanctions. They say...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Philip Treloar [pdf, 6.9 MB]

   ...berths and many storm tide studies. I have also undertaken wave and current modelling in the Western Australian region (Dampier, Cape Lambert, Fremantle, Exmouth Gulf and Port Hedland) and for the proposed PNG- Queensland gas pipeline, Townsville offshore berth investigations, Shell Cove Marina, Botany areas (Australia). I have undertaken numerous storm tide and wave modelling studies in Australia – Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay region, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, Po...

9. Te Manutukutuku Issue 34 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...permanent effect on their social, cultural and economic .UU., .... lfUU on the Chatham Islands. ~ ~ 6 I Te Monutukutuku • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kiwifruit marketing claim - recognising Maori rights as offshore traders A claim has been submitted to the Waitangi Tribunal by Maori kiwifruit growers in the hope that they will be able to market themselves as producers and export direct to kiwifruit importers instead of through the Ki...

10. INZ (Calder) v Cleland [2019] NZIACDT 25 (3 May 2019) [pdf, 252 KB]

    ...Client Care 2. A licensed immigration adviser must: … e. obtain and carry out the informed lawful instructions of the client, … 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 e...