The decision
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Decision maker | Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal |
| Citation | [2022] NZIACDT 11 |
| Parties | BU v McCarthy |
| Decided | 18 May 2022 |
| Licensed immigration adviser | Christopher Mark McCarthy, licence 200901051, expired |
The Tribunal's published summary
“Adviser failed to lodge s 61 request / failed to keep client informed of developments in a timely manner / misled clients by pretending an application had been made / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s442 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1 / HELD / breaches of cl 1 / request should have been ready to lodge in the months between receiving instructions and payment, but adviser concedes he failed to act / adviser unprofessional and lacked diligence / further, few communications to clients did not keep them informed of progress / last communication was misleading in that it pretended an application had been made, and clients continued to believe this until they contacted INZ directly / did not provide an explanation to Tribunal / advisers are obliged to explain conduct in the face of dishonesty allegation / adverse inference of misleading behaviour drawn / complaint upheld”
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