[2025] NZIACDT 23 – JY v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 216 KB]
...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. [26] 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 3 Z v Dental Complaints Assessment Committee [200...