Dishonest or misleading conduct / client married in Samoa but marriage not registered / husband successfully registered himself under Samoan Quota as a single person / adviser advised complainant to conceal marriage in application / complainant married husband again in New Zealand / residence based on later New Zealand marriage / application returned because valid police certificate missing / adviser as a Justice of the Peace certified copy of police certificate before sighting it to expediate process / residence declined because INZ not satisfied complainant in stable & genuine relationship / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl3c, cl26, cl29d, 31a / adviser lacked diligence & due care in filing applications without necessary documents / adviser’s conduct in advising complainant to conceal first marriage dishonest / misconduct serious / presenting false certificate to INZ at lower end of dishonesty spectrum as document genuine / minimal record of written advice / complaint upheld.
- Relationship break up
- Separation & divorce
- Care of children
- About Family Court
- Family violence
- Relationship property