The decision
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Decision maker | Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal |
| Citation | [2018] NZIACDT 44 |
| Parties | INZ (Foley) v De'Ath |
| Decided | 6 November 2018 |
| Licensed immigration adviser | Benjamin Neil Stewart De'Ath, licence 201401414, current |
The Tribunal's published summary
“Unprofessional & disrespectful communications with INZ / dishonest & misleading advice / adviser made many complaints of serious misconduct against INZ staff with no supporting evidence / adviser complained staff not fulfilling their role / complaint against one officer for misinterpreting employer’s statement / adviser advised client with job offer to travel under visa waiver programme / INZ alleged adviser used complaint procedure inappropriately to lodge malicious, threatening & unprofessional complaints / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s442 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1 / complaints officers not performing their role not outside complaints procedure / adviser honestly believed client treated unfairly & some merit to complaint / officer made honest mistake / adviser’s complaint unwarranted & unprofessional but not malicious / adviser’s correspondence with INZ intemperate, abrasive & accusatory / adviser did not intend advice to be dishonest or misleading / complaint upheld”
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