[2026] NZIACDT 18, ZX v Yu (Qian Yu)

“Sanctions / adviser dishonestly offered residency-qualifying job in exchange for substantial payment, breaching seven professional standards / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl8a, cl8c, cl13a, cl14, cl18a, cl26e / gravity of adviser’s misconduct at upper end of serious / adviser’s actions, involving creation of fake job, amounted to immigration scam / such conduct compromises the integrity of the immigration system and undermines public trust / conduct aggravated by adviser’s failure to engage with Authority and Tribunal over prolonged period / expression of remorse belated and assessed in context of deliberate fraud / cancellation, a sanction of last resort, proportional to adviser’s wrongdoing and in public interest / adviser’s licence cancelled / prohibited from reapplying for licence for maximum period of two years / fined $4,000 (reduced from $8,000 to reflect totality of five parallel proceedings)”