[2019] NZIACDT 68 — INZ (Calder) v Ji (Yan Ji)

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 1 October 2019 · adviser: Yan Ji

The tribunal's published summary

Sanctions decision / rubber stamping / breach of professional obligations / permitting unlicensed staff to provide services of a licensed adviser / providing false documentation to INZ / adviser an employee of a company which contracted partner company to communicate with clients and obtain documents / adviser had no direct contact with clients / company filed false information without adviser’s knowledge / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2e, cl3c / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s50 and s51 / adviser’s conduct amounted to serious misconduct / not an isolated incident / rubber stamping at upper end of spectrum / business structure adviser operated under allowed clients to produce false documents to INZ / adviser admitted misconduct, educated himself about rubber stamping and assisted Authority with investigation / adviser censured and ordered to pay penalty of $7,000.

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