[2023] NZIACDT 3, MT v LL

“Registrar filed complaint / dishonest and misleading behaviour / adviser suggested complainant look for another job while waiting for his work visa to be approved / adviser proposed complainant obtain a variation or a new visa to support the new job / adviser failed to inform INZ that complainant no longer possessed a legitimate offer of employment from the employer / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s442, s452, s453, / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl31a / complainant expressly asked adviser not to withdraw visa application / complainant was hoping to solve the problem with training / resolution of employment dispute, through retraining, was a reasonable option for the adviser to have in mind / advice about seeking new job was intended as plan b if no resolution was reached / adviser unaware of complainant’s resort to an exploitation visa / no dishonesty or misleading behaviour / no lack of due diligence or care / complaint dismissed”