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1. The Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 413) v Mairs [2018] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...their obligations under the Act and regulatory regime will be supported by a sentence which demonstrates the seriousness with which a charge of this kind should be regarded. [14] We consider that the starting point is that cancellation of the licence of the licensee is called for pursuant to s 110(2)(b). [15] While that is the starting point, any matters in mitigation that are relevant could influence the decision as to whether a cancellation order should actually be made. Mr...

2. DKD v Smith [2019] NZIACDT 82 (12 December 2019) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...[3] Mr Smith has failed to respond to the complaint. BACKGROUND [4] Mr Gregory Francisco Smith was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser based in Auckland. He was a director of Impact Migration Services Ltd. A renewal of his licence was refused by the Registrar of Immigration Advisers (the Registrar), the head of the Authority, on 20 October 2015. [5] It is recorded that other complaints against Mr Smith, largely similar to the one made by the complainant, have...

3. INZ (Foley) v De'Ath [2018] NZIACDT 51 (19 December 2018) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...Graduate Certificate in Immigration Advice at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. [17] As for the language of his communications, it is submitted that while immigration officers are entitled to be treated with respect, forceful criticism must clearly be permitted. It may even be required in the exercise of an adviser’s role. Mr De’Ath acknowledges though that criticism needs to be expressed professionally. [18] Mr De’Ath had already suffered the sanction of publication of his n...

4. [2025] NZIACDT 11 - INZ v Li (14 February 2025) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...visa application. A services contract (22 August 2023) was purportedly signed by the client. [8] The work visa application was lodged by Ms Li on 24 August 2023. It was granted by Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) on 14 September 2023, permitting the client to work as an assistant restaurant manager for the employer (a restaurant company) in Auckland. [9] On 27 September 2023, the client arrived in New Zealand. He was found by compliance officers of Immigration NZ on...

5. [2025] NZIACDT 10 – INZ v Li (14 February 2025) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...visa application. A services contract (16 August 2023) was purportedly signed by the client. [8] The work visa application was lodged by Ms Li on 17 August 2023. It was granted by Immigration New Zealand (Immigration NZ) on 21 August 2023, permitting the client to work as a car groomer for the employer in Auckland. [9] On 31 August 2023, the client arrived in New Zealand. He was found by compliance officers of Immigration NZ on 6 November 2023 working in an orchard in Hawke...

6. 2021-07-02 Trustpower - Closing Submissions - Annexure C - RDA rule following in-Court discussions [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...in-Court discussions on the afternoon of 1 July 2021 NEW RULE 10A.3.1B Restricted discretionary activity: Resource consent required 10A.3.1B.1 Despite any other rule or rules in this Plan, any activity that is currently authorised under a Deemed Permit for the take and/or use of freshwater for hydro-electricity generation in the locations identified in Schedule 10A.5.1, where the consent duration sought is more than six years, is a restricted discretionary activity. The Council...

7. Complaints Assessment Committee 408 v Reed [2017] NZREADT 34 [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...[4] In late June 2014, the Whittys decided to sell the property. The rateable value of it was $1.1 million. The Whittys obtained a registered valuer’s market valuation for the property, of $1.3 million. [5] Mr Reed holds a branch manager’s licence and is employed by Vining Realty Group Ltd, trading as Bayleys Nelson (“the Agency”). On 10 July 2014 the Whittys signed an agency contract pursuant to which the Agency had a sole agency until 30 September 2014. A six-week mark...

8. 2022 NZPSPLA 23.pdf [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...[2022] NZPSPLA 023 IN THE MATTER OF Complaint by DM against ST made under s 73 Of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) HEARD by telephone on 21 July 2022 DECISION [1] ST holds an individual licence in the class of private investigator and works as an employment investigator. DM has filed a complaint against ST following an employment investigation undertaken by ST where DM was one of the complainants. [2] DM’s main comp...

9. CAC 10003 v Kumandan - Penalty Decision [2012] NZREADT 32 [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...performance of real estate agency work. [19] In Patel v Dentists Disciplinary Tribunal11 [14] Cases must also be proportional and reflect other decisions of the Tribunal. The CAC referred to the decision of the Tribunal in Khan where Mrs Khan’s licence was cancelled when she was found to have acted dishonestly on a transaction. The CAC also referred to the decision of Dodd, in which a dishonest agent was suspended. Lang J held that disciplinary proceedings inevitably involve issu...

10. CAC 10044 v He [2011] NZREADT 9 [pdf, 90 KB]

    ...misconduct, it may, if it thinks fit, make 1 or more of the orders specified in subsection (2). (2) The orders are as follows: (a) 1 or more of the orders that can be made by a Committee under section 93: (b) an order cancelling the licence of the licensee and, in the case of a licensee that is a company, also cancelling the licence of any officer of the company: (c) an order suspending the licence of the licensee for a period not exceeding 24 months and, in the...