0800 COURTS closes at 3:00pm 24 December 2025, for urgent matters (relating to family matter or bail conditions), please call 0800 253 425. 0800 4 FINES closes at 7:00pm, 24 December 2025. Our Contact Centres will reopen at 8:00am on Monday 5 January 2026. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 3:00pm on Friday 19 December, reopening at 8:00am on Monday 5 January 2026. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
It’s free to respond to a charge.
If charges have been laid against you by a Complaints Assessment Committee at the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal, you’ll need to fill out a Response to Charge form:
Response to charge [PDF, 244 KB]
You can represent yourself or you can appoint an agent or representative (like a lawyer) to represent you during the charge process.
Both you and your representative need to fill out this form:
Authority to Act Form 2023 [PDF, 179 KB]
You can send it to us with your response form.
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