[2026] NZIACDT 37 — NM v Yu (Qian Yu)

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal · decided 17 June 2026 · adviser: Qian Yu

The tribunal's published summary

Sanctions / failed to engage with Authority and Tribunal / continued to advise employer and an employee without required supervision under provisional license, amounting to deceptive misrepresentation of licence status / failed to provide client files to Authority upon request / failed to provide employer written services agreement / provided invoices to employer without particularising services rendered / failed to inform employer of suspension and offer refund for uncompleted services / failed to maintain relationship of confidence and trust with employer / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 s3, s17, s19, s48, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014 cl1, cl2a, cl3a, cl8a, cl13a, cl13c, cl18a, cl22, cl24c, cl26e, cl29a / HELD / major departure from expected standards / aggravated by poor disciplinary history and contempt of disciplinary process / no mitigation advanced or acknowledgement of wrongdoing / current two-year prohibition / public should be further protected / adviser censured …

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