[2025] NZIACDT 41, KU v Wang (Bin Wang)

“Sanctions / four professional obligations breached / adviser failed to enter services agreement directly with complainant / failed to explain all significant matters in agreement / failed to provide evidence of being licensed / failed to confirm in writing details of all material discussions / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl14, cl18a, cl18b, cl26c / failure to have agreement personally with complainant a major departure from expected standards / moderate overall gravity of offending, reflecting one serious breach and three others / adviser accepts wrongdoing and has taken comprehensive steps to prevent repetition / first complaint upheld in 16 years of practice / adviser censured / ordered to pay $2,500 financial penalty”