[2019] NZIACDT 61 — INZ (Gilray) v Singh (Harinder Singh)

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 3 September 2019 · adviser: Harinder Singh

The tribunal's published summary

Sanctions decision / rubber stamping / delegation of client engagement to an unlicensed person / adviser dealt with clients through overseas consultancy / adviser had no direct engagement with clients and allowed unlicensed person to provide immigration advice / adviser treated employer as main client / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2e, cl3c, cl26b / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s50 and s51 / professional violations serious / conduct an isolated incident - arose from one set of instructions and one critical mistake / adviser accepted misconduct and need for engagement / misconduct not deliberate or dishonest/ breaches arose from adviser’s misunderstanding as to who real clients were / adviser censured and ordered to pay penalty of $3000.

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