[2020] NZIACDT 5 — NJUM v Vole (Tuigamala Laufou Taavao Vole)

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 29 January 2020 · adviser: Tuigamala Laufou Taavao Vole

The tribunal's published summary

Dishonest or misleading conduct / client married in Samoa but marriage not registered / husband successfully registered himself under Samoan Quota as a single person / adviser advised complainant to conceal marriage in application / complainant married husband again in New Zealand / residence based on later New Zealand marriage / application returned because valid police certificate missing / adviser as a Justice of the Peace certified copy of police certificate before sighting it to expediate process / residence declined because INZ not satisfied complainant in stable & genuine relationship / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl3c, cl26, cl29d, 31a / adviser lacked diligence & due care in filing applications without necessary documents / adviser’s conduct in advising complainant to conceal first marriage dishonest / misconduct serious / presenting false certificate to INZ at lower end of dishonesty spectrum as document genuine / minimal record of written advice / complaint upheld.

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