[2020] NZIACDT 50 - KX v Ji (2 December 2020) [pdf, 225 KB]
...dishonesty, so the Tribunal is entitled to draw an adverse inference from his refusal to explain his conduct. [17] While the Registrar acknowledges that depriving a person of his or her livelihood is a sanction of last resort, the public should be protected from a dishonest adviser who does not admit wrongdoing, provide an explanation or show remorse. [18] It is submitted by the Registrar that the appropriate sanctions would be: (1) censure; (2) suspension for up to one year;...