[2026] NZIACDT 49, BE v Ganeshkumar (Meera Ganeshkumar)

“Sanctions / adviser found liable for 12 breaches of professional standards / most serious is lying to client about when a visa application had been made / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2a, cl17b, cl18a, cl18b, cl18c, cl19c, cl22, cl26aiii, cl26b, cl26d, cl26e / HELD / early admission of wrongdoing undermined by untruthful evidence to Authority and Tribunal, including fabricated file note / no apology to client / remorse and contrition limited / breaches of obligations concerning documents or information required to be given to clients important aspects of consumer protection / absence of a written agreement major departure from expected standards / first appearance before Tribunal / misconduct not for financial gain / censured / further training a condition of reapplication / ordered to pay $6,000 financial penalty.”