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[2023] NZIACDT 14II v Sun

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 26 April 2023

The tribunal's published summary

Professional responsibilities and professional practice / Code of Conduct 2014, cl2e, cl3c, cl19a, cl26aiii, cl26c / HELD / breach of cl2e & cl3c / adviser failed to personally advise the complainant and obtain instructions, permitted unlicensed staff to give immigration advice to complainant who performed work beyond merely clerical work / adviser has obligation to provide explanation to Tribunal and, if not, adverse inference can be drawn / breach of cl19a / adviser failed to specify name and licence number in written service agreement / complaint upheld

Read the full decision (PDF, Ministry of Justice)

This page reproduces the tribunal's own published summary as a fair report of public tribunal proceedings; the linked decision is the authoritative record. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing — some complaints are dismissed. Complainants are anonymised by the tribunal. Complaints about advisers go to the Immigration Advisers Authority.