[2026] NZIACDT 33 — IZ v Registrar of Immigration Advisers

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 26 May 2026

The tribunal's published summary

Appeal against Registrar rejecting complaint / dismissed on basis it disclosed only trivial or inconsequential matter / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s34, s45, s54 / unclear if Registrar or investigator made decision dismissing complaint / however, investigation missed critical issues / no evidence of assessment of merits of business plans / visa application appeared to wholly lack merit / no refund provided and contractual refund criteria appear to be inconsistent with Code of Conduct / meets threshold for assessment by Tribunal / adviser will have opportunity to comment in Authority and Tribunal’s next steps / appeal allowed

Read the full decision (PDF, Ministry of Justice)

This page reproduces the tribunal's own published summary as a fair report of public tribunal proceedings; the linked decision is the authoritative record. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing — some complaints are dismissed. Complainants are anonymised by the tribunal. Complaints about advisers go to the Immigration Advisers Authority.