[2025] NZIACDT 38 — LY v Jiang (Feng Jiang)

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 30 July 2025 · adviser: Feng Jiang

The tribunal's published summary

Sanctions / adviser failed to directly communicate or engage with client (‘rubber stamping’), breaching eight professional obligations / client wound up as a victim of immigration fraud / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2e, cl14, cl18a, cl26ai, cl26aiii, cl26b, cl26d / direct engagement a fundamental obligation of advisers, failure enabled immigration fraud to occur / gravity of wrongdoing at upper end of moderate / adviser fully acknowledges wrongdoing and expresses genuine remorse / further training unnecessary as adviser demonstrated appreciation of wrongdoing / formal prevention of adviser reapplying for licence unnecessary / adviser censured / ordered to pay $3,500 financial penalty

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