[2019] NZIACDT 19 — Hahn v Walke (Petra Walke)

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 8 April 2019 · adviser: Petra Walke

The tribunal's published summary

Facilitating unlicensed person to give unlawful immigration advice / adviser ran seminars overseas providing information on immigration criteria in New Zealand / speaker at seminars not licensed / complaint made by another adviser that seminars contained incorrect information / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl3c, cl29 / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s442 / no evidence adviser’s strategy for clients not viable / motive of complainant irrelevant / immigration advice given by unlicensed person / irrelevant that speaker licensed in Germany to give advice about New Zealand immigration / adviser endorsed strategy & seminars traded on adviser being licensed in New Zealand / adviser facilitated speaker’s behaviour / complaint upheld.

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