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...consideration as to whether it is appropriate to order a penalty, I refer to the guidance provided by the Disciplinary Tribunal which has stated that the:20 “predominant purposes [of orders] are to advance the public interest (which include ‘protection of the public’), to maintain professional standards, to impose 19 IO v SJ LCRO 84/2010 (1 February 2012) at [44], [47]. 20 Daniels v Standards Committee (2) of the Canterbury-Westlan...
...party has sought an oral hearing. ASSESSMENT [35] The Registrar relies on the following provisions of the Code: General 1. A licensed immigration adviser must be honest, professional, diligent and respectful and conduct themselves with due care and in a timely manner. File management 26. A licensed immigration adviser must: … 2 Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s 45(2) & (3). 3 Section 49(3) & (4). 4 Sparks v Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinar...
...Ministers, such briefings are not protected by absolute privilege. 42. The Privileges Committee considers these briefings to be necessary for the conduct of proceedings in Parliament and therefore requiring the same protection. The Privileges Committee considered that the narrower construction of “proceedings in Parliament” adopted by the Court could have a “chilling effect” on the flow of information to...
...“marketing to the public”, such as signage placed on a property and advertisements in the media. He submitted that such an interpretation is unduly restrictive, and ignores the intent of r 9.6, which is to ensure that vendor clients have the protection of a listing agreement before any action is taken towards selling their property. [49] In the present case, he submitted, [ ] was given the address of the property, and the information contained in the Scope of Works. Furt...
...and the areas of law for which they are applying original or certified copy of Certificate of Standing - this must be valid when the complete application is received by the Ministry information about service delivery systems Client Care letter and/or standard letter of engagement information about work experience history signed declaration information about the applicant’s competence and experience in the areas of law for which they are applying rec...
...5 advises that she has purchased proprietary file management software specifically designed for immigration practitioners which assists in complying with file management obligations. She operates a sizeable immigration practice responsibly, carefully, successfully and in compliance with the Code. [22] The Tribunal was also sent the auditor’s report of 29 September 2017 and a further letter from her dated 30 April 2019. [23] The report was a follow-up to an earlier review t...
...immigration advice, and to enhance the reputation of New Zealand as a migration destination, by providing for the regulation of persons who give immigration advice. [21] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:3 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary proceedings for various occupations is not to punish...
...him to. 8 [36] If argument is advanced that Mr FS was acting in the role of a lawyer for his son, and was providing regulated services then the obligations nevertheless owed to Mr and Mrs GP were limited. He was under no obligation to protect the GPs’ interests. [37] Subject to any overriding duties to the court, a lawyer’s duty is to his or her client not the person on the other side of the dispute. The principle that a lawyer’s duty is owed to his or her client...
...to: o the application process: o residence criteria: o the maximum stand down period (reducing the stand-down period to two weeks for all primary benefits): o periods for which main benefits are paid: • broadening a reference to hospital care (for the domestic purposes benefit for care of sick or infirm persons) so other forms of full-time, disability related care are included. SUMMARY OF BILL OF RIGHTS ACT ISSUES 7 Below is a summary of how the issues of inconsistency with...
...drafting of policy 41.2.1.22; (c) Issue 3: the appropriateness of the additional homesites included in the Ch 41 structure plan; ( d) Issue 4: the Village Activity Area; and (e) Issue 5: the approach to the Peninsula Hill ONL/Peninsula Hill Landscape Protection Area overlay. [9] This decision is confined to Issues 2 and 3.9 [1 OJ As for the remaining issues: 8 9 10 (a) the appeal point for Issue 1 was withdrawn by Jacks Point; (b) Issue 4 remains live but is subject to the prop...