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...[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...
...responsibility for client engagement and had allowed unlicensed individuals to provide services that only a licensed immigration adviser should provide. His conduct was found to be contrary to the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act) and the Licenced Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2014 (the Code). [3] It is now for the Tribunal to determine the appropriate sanctions, if any. BACKGROUND [4] The narrative leading to the complaint is set out in the decision of t...
...based on employment of the complainant as a truck driver’s offsider for a named cartage company working on recovery work following extreme weather events. The visa was approved by Immigration NZ on 23 March 2023. It was valid for six months and permitted employment in recovery work for any employer. [7] The complainant arrived in New Zealand on 1 April 2023. He never met the employer named in the visa application and was offered no recovery work. Eventually, five days’ work...
...purpose of the Act is set out in section 3, and it includes promoting and protecting the interests of consumers receiving immigration advice. [34] A licensed immigration adviser must take responsibility for the practice operated in reliance on their licence. The complaint is upheld [35] The Adviser claims in effect she was a victim of a dishonest pretence which excluded her from knowledge of what was occurring. If a licensed immigration adviser has taken reasonable steps to ensure a p...
...2007 (the Act). [3] The complaint is not contested by the adviser, who no longer practises. BACKGROUND [4] John Desmond Lawlor was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser and director of Lawlor & Associates Ltd, of Thames. His licence expired on 7 January 2023 and he has been prohibited by the Tribunal from reapplying for a new licence (until about 25 August 2025). [5] The complainant is UT, a national of Brazil. Her partner is TC, a national of India. Acc...
...to work with Te Ao Māori and New Zealand’s diverse population). We recommend that you reappoint Mr Hammond and Ms Ali 34. The term of the Chair and a member of MAAG are expiring in April 2024. They are: 34.1. Don Hammond (Chair, a firearms licence holder, nominated by the Game Animal Council and supported by Federated Farmers of New Zealand); and 34.2. Rehanna Ali (a non-firearms licence holder, nominated by the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand and the Islamic W...
...Ms DJ responded on 16 April 2019 to the offer to pay $5,835 at the rate of only $30 weekly. She seeks $500 weekly. She needs the compensation in order to study in another country. [29] The Tribunal has also learned that Mr Dua surrendered his licence as an immigration adviser on 27 March 2019. JURISDICTION [30] The Tribunal’s jurisdiction to award sanctions is set out in the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act). Having heard a complaint, the Tribunal may take t...
Every court has a registrar and most courts also have several deputy registrars who are able to exercise most of the powers of a registrar, as permitted by legislation. Registrars, including deputy registrars, are statutory appointments and are able to exercise specified jurisdiction of the court, including considering applications to access some court records. Note: In some matters registrars will need to refer applications to a judge (see 6.2 Searches and search rules).
...is given in the context of a submission opposing Plan Change 7. I am not a planner and I have not studied the text of Plan Change 7. I am advised that Plan Change 7 is directed at limiting resource consent renewals for certain kinds of water permits due to expire in the next 4 years, to a 6 year renewal term. I understand that the affected permits include dam permits. OWRUG has concerns about the implications of 6 year permit terms for dams. I am aware that OWRUG’s members...
...Other than where I state that I am relying on the evidence of another person, my evidence is within my area of expertise. I have not omitted to consider material facts known to me that might alter or detract from the opinions that I express. Permitted activity effluent discharge rule 4 My second statement of evidence (dated 15 October 2021) addressed one unresolved issue amongst the parties: whether discharges of small volumes of liquid animal effluent should be permitted.1 5 A...