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1. [2025] NZIACDT 16 – TX v Liu (26 February 2025) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...situation where the complainant had no genuine offer of employment. The gravity of the breaches of the Code can be considered moderately serious. [10] It is accepted all breaches stem from one primary wrong, but the consistent breach of core responsibilities and the ramification of enabling fraud may indicate a moderate penalty. [11] The Registrar notes that while Mr Liu did not deny any head of complaint, his new practice of requiring written authorisation where agents represent...

2. [2025] NZIACDT 17 – IX v Liu (26 February 2025) [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...agent and the associate facilitated the scam. He operated in a way which prevented the complainant from taking advice direct from him, making it more likely his client would become the victim of immigration fraud. Mr Liu therefore bears some responsibility for the complainant’s predicament. It must be remembered that the agent could not file the visa application himself. He needed Mr Liu and his licensed status to do so. [31] It is to Mr Liu’s credit that he has acknowledged...

3. [2012] NZEmpC 176 Te One A Mara Ltd v Olsen [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...Wednesday 6 April 2011 after which time it will lapse. If your clients consider they require further time to consider the offer please advise us accordingly and we will take instructions as to a possible extension of time. [7] The plaintiff’s response was not included in the agreed bundle of documents produced to the Court but in his statement of defence, Mr Olsen confirmed that the Calderbank offer was rejected on 7 April 2011. [8] After the release of the Authority’s subs...

4. Bisschoff v Yerman [2015] NZIACDT 101 (11 December 2015) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...refund any fees, but offered half of the fees as a refund. Ms Yerman was required to keep fees paid in advance in a client funds account, only use the fees for the purpose she held them, and pay any refunds due. She failed to meet those requirements. Responses to the Statement of Complaint [7] Ms Yerman responded to the Statement of Complaint with a statement of reply. She was self- represented, and it suffices to say her responses did not appear to take account of the Tribunal’s past...

5. Gibbs- Akura 3C1A3 (2015) 41 Takitimu MB 235 (41 TKT 235) [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...I will provide them with an opportunity to respond. I direct the Registrar to provide the applicants counsel with a copy of Mrs Te Whata’s notice of intention to appear. Leave reserved to counsel for the applicants to file any submission in response on or before 4pm Friday 17 April 2015. [10] The three points raised by Ms Te Whata about which I invited a response were: 3 (a) We have a traditional association with the land is regarded as taonga tuku iho (b) Change in status...

6. CAC 20004 v Campbell [2014] NZREADT 28 [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...the items were going into storage and should Mrs Newman be willing to sell the 6 stand, it would be difficult to retrieve it from storage. I enquired whether I should take it home in the meantime as everything was going into storage. The response from Mr Newman was “Yeah, you may as well” ... my understanding given the statement from Mr Newman was that he had consented to me taking the stand back to my home. I understood that Mr Newman had been given consent by Mrs Newman...

7. Linney v Hart [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...additions. 6.1.3 The subcontractors involved, if there were any, in the building of the house have not been identified and the First Respondent did not seek to join any other parties to the adjudication. As the owner/builder Mr Hart must accept responsibility for the building. 6.1.4 The existence of a duty of care has been clearly established in New Zealand by decisions such as in Chase v De Groot [1994] 1 NZLR 613. There are other authorities but I accept Chase v De Groot a...

8. AB v DE & Ors LCRO 75/2014 (11 July 2016) [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...denied Mr and Mrs AB procedural fairness and natural justice and perverted the course of natural justice. [24] The members of the [XX] Standards Committee and Ms DE were invited to comment on Mr and Mrs AB’s review application. The Committee’s response was provided by Mr BD a barrister instructed to act for the Committee members and Ms DE. [25] Mr BD observed that the application for review contained criticisms of [City] Standards Committee [X]. He noted that he was not respondin...

9. SE v VT, DJ and CM LCRO 163/2014 (11 March 2015) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...on complaint that the Standards Committee had ignored evidence which would support a conclusion that the 6 Deliu v Hong [2012] NZHC 158, [2012] NZAR 209 at [40]-[41]. 7 Practitioners had a responsibility, because of their previous history of acting for the company, to refrain from acting for the faction that became embroiled in a dispute with the company’s founder and majority shareholder, Mr SE. [30] In failing to acknowledge...

10. E94 John Mckensey – Lighting - RE – Applicant [pdf, 4.5 MB]

    ...Mitigation And Management ......................................................................... 13 Training .............................................................................................................................. 13 Complaints Response ........................................................................................................ 13 Monitoring ................................................................................................................