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1. Mutual Communications Limited & Chen 10 December 2015 NZSHD 16 [pdf, 70 KB]

   [2015] NZSHD 16 SHD No. 15-024269 & 15-024273 IN THE MATTER of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 AND IN THE MATTER of an application by MUTUAL COMMUNICATION LIMITED and YUNG CHING (ALLEN) CHEN for a licence AND IN THE MATTER of an objection by the NEW ZEALAND POLICE pursuant to s 25 of the Act BEFORE THE LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SECONDHAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS DECISION [1] Mutual Communication Limited has applied f...

2. LG v Hakaoro [2013] NZIACDT 32 (27 May 2013) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...issue of sanctions to the Tribunal’s discretion. [6] The Authority made no submissions on sanctions. Decision Background [7] The grounds on which the complaint has been upheld amount to a contemptuous disregard for the privileges of holding a licence under the Act. [8] The most serious aspect of the complaint is dishonesty in relation to the procurement of fees. [9] In ZW v Immigration Advisers Authority [2012] NZHC 1069, Priestley J observed at [41]: In passing the Act, Par...

3. Williamson v Tangilanu [2012] NZIACDT 18 (8 May 2012) [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...protect the interests of consumers receiving 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.” Cancellation of Ms Tangilanu’s licence [13] Ms Tangilanu misled her client; it is a serious finding that goes to her honesty, it arose in the context of a client relationship, and concerned her professional duties. It was a particularly serious example of dishonesty, as the...

4. [2025] NZIACDT 53 - LN v Rabuku (14 October 2025) [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: No appearance Adviser: No appearance 2 INTRODUCTION [1] The adviser was engaged by the complainant to obtain a visa for her husband and was paid in advance, but her licence then expired. The adviser did not inform the complainant and would not answer her communications, though she appears to have eventually filed the application. The Tribunal is not aware of the outcome of the application. [2] A compl...

5. Fiu v The Real Estate Agents Authority READT 14 [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...Introduction [1] Ms Fiu has applied pursuant to s 112 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (“the Act”) for review of the decision of the Register of the Real Estate Agents Authority, dated 6 April 2018, to cancel her salesperson’s licence. the Registrar’s decision was made on the grounds that Ms Fiu failed to pay the annual suspension fee on 2 March 2018. Background [2] Ms Fiu voluntarily suspended her salesperson’s licence on 2 March 2016. She was required to...

6. BORA - Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2019 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...place for the Rugby World Cup 2015. 4. Because the Rugby World Cup 2019 will be held in Jnpan, the time zone means that some of the matches will fall outside the permitted trading hours. The Bill proposes an extension to the normal trading hours for licenced premises to accommodate the televised matches. 5. In doing so it does not engage any of the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights Act. 6. The draft Bill is likely to undergo further changes before its introduction. We will monitor thos...

7. Uatahausi v Hakaoro [2015] NZIACDT 57 (14 May 2015) [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...complainants of $5,000, refund fees of $1,000 and pay compensation of $2,000 to each complainant. There was no evidence to support the level of costs, or the amount of compensation. [7] Mr Hakaoro did not make any submissions. Discussion Prior licence cancellation and sanctions [8] The Tribunal cancelled Mr Hakaoro’s licence and prohibited him from reapplying for two years from 27 May 2013, when it dealt with a series of seven complaints. Multiple complaints would http://www.just...

8. FE v VF LCRO 59 / 2011 (7 September 2011) [pdf, 58 KB]

   ...available. That material has included the Standards Committee file plus all information provided by the parties for the review. Background 2 [3] On 14 November 2009 the Applicant received notice from the NZ Transport Agency that his licence was suspended immediately for a period of three months from the date of the notice. The Applicant is a taxi driver and was unable to work without a licence. On 24 November 2009 he consulted the Practitioner with instruction to obtain...

9. Apply for a company licence

   To apply for a company licence you need to: Pawnbrokers - Fit and Proper Person certification If your company operates as a pawnbroker and is a provider of consumer credit (lender) or a mobile trader, and you are not already licenced or authorised by the Financial Market Authority or Reserve Bank of New Zealand, you must be certified under Part 5A of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (CCCF Act) by the Commerce Commission. More information about the Fit and Proper Person certific...

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10. Carley (INZ) v Navarette-Scholes [2015] NZIACDT 112 (24 December 2015) [pdf, 164 KB]

    ...had complied with financial sanctions in the previous matter. In relation to a requirement to undertaking further training (a sanction in the previous complaint), Ms Navarette-Scholes was within the timeframe to commence that, but did not renew her licence. [6] The Registrar considered that the Tribunal may order that Ms Navarette-Scholes not apply for a licence for a period, and should impose a financial sanction. Ms Navarette-Scholes’s response to this complaint [7] Ms Navarette-...