[2024] NZIACDT 16, LT v Registrar

“Appeal against Registrar rejecting complaint / complaint adviser intentionally inserted incorrect occupation code in work visa application leading to decline / Registrar rejected complaint on basis it disclosed only a trivial or inconsequential matter / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1 / HELD / no evidence adviser intentionally or dishonestly inserted incorrect code / adviser believed in good faith incorrect code was a better match for complainant’s occupation / incorrect code did not lead to decline of visa / visa declined as INZ required report from employer, but employer refused / employer’s refusal not caused by adviser inserting incorrect code / employer was always unsupportive / adviser breached cl1 by failing to send draft application to complainant prior to filing, which would have allowed complainant to insert correct code / correction would have made no difference to outcome as employer not prepared to cooperate / breach does not warrant disciplinary action / appeal rejected”