[2026] NZIACDT 50, IM v Yu (Qian Yu)

“Sanctions / adviser found liable for 17 breaches of professional standards / most serious was continuing to provide immigration services after supervision agreement terminated and even after licence suspended / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl8a, cl8c, cl13c, cl14, cl15a, cl17a, cl17b, cl17c, cl18b, cl19c, cl25a, cl25b, cl25c, cl25e, cl25f, cl26e, cl28c / HELD / wilful breach / unlawful retention of complainant’s tuition fees, refusal to refund and using retained funds for own purposes a grave breach / belated engagement in disciplinary process / nine other complaints upheld involving 123 breaches with pattern of engaging only at sanctions stage / systemic dishonesty and non-compliance with professional obligations / contempt for licensing system / services of no value to client / censured / prevented from reapplying for licence for further five years / ordered to pay $4,000 financial penalty / ordered to refund $8,960, tuition fees unlawfully retained”