Where does Heather Collins practise?

Heather Collins practises immigration law at Pitt & Moore Lawyers in Nelson, where this directory lists their role as Immigration team.

When was Heather Collins admitted as a barrister and solicitor?

This directory records Heather Collins as admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2007.

Does Heather Collins practise only immigration law?

Heather Collins's own profile lists practice areas beyond immigration.

Has Heather Collins appeared at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Heather Collins as counsel in 1 appeal.

Has Heather Collins been named in a published disciplinary decision?

No matched published decisions. No published findings of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal, the Legal Complaints Review Officer or a Law Society standards committee were matched to Heather Collins. The Law Society register shows whether Heather Collins holds a current practising certificate.

Heather Collins

Immigration lawyer

NelsonPitt & Moore Lawyers

Heather Collins

Immigration lawyer

Admitted in 2007: 19 years
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 1
Role: Immigration team

Immigration lawyers are not licensed immigration advisers, and do not need to be. New Zealand lawyers with a current practising certificate are exempt from immigration adviser licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and are regulated by the New Zealand Law Society. Verify Heather Collins on the NZLS register entry.

Appeals by type

1 published appeal

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 0

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%

Allowed share is allowed appeals out of those decided either way, shown only at 5 or more decided. All appellants is the same share across every published decision of that type. See appeal success rates in New Zealand.

Published decisions

Newest first

Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2023] NZIPT 206624fResidence: partnership, September 2023	Residence: partnership	11 September 2023	Referred to Minister — residence granted

Decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is listed only where that name points to this immigration lawyer with certainty; this record may be incomplete.

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