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   To apply you need to: Pawnbrokers - Fit and Proper Person certification If you operate as a pawnbroker and you are the 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 certification is available on the

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2. CAC 10007 v Wallace [2012] NZREADT 34 [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...winery/restaurant business. The First Charge [3] In relation to the first charge, the complainants allege disgraceful conduct by the defendant in entering into an agreement for sale and purchase as vendor to them (as purchasers) of a car park licence at Princes Wharf, Quay Street, Auckland, and obtaining $25,000 as a deposit and part payment of the settlement balance and retaining those funds, in circumstances where (it is put - taking the view most favourable to the defendant) her...

3. Barry v Devi [2011] NZIACDT 29 (5 September 2011) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...“Disciplinary sanctions (1) The sanctions that the Tribunal may impose are – (a) caution or censure; (b) a requirement to undertake specified training or otherwise remedy any deficiency within a specified period; 3 (c) suspension of licence for the unexpired period of the licence, or until the person meets specified conditions; (d) cancellation of licence; (e) an order preventing the person from reapplying for a licence for a period not exceeding two years, or...

4. [2020] NZIACDT 9 - DKD v Smith - Sanctions (13 February 2020) [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...upholding the complaint and will only be briefly summarised here. [4] Mr Gregory Francisco Smith was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser based in Auckland. He was a director of Impact Migration Services Ltd. A renewal of his licence was refused by the Registrar of Immigration Advisers (the Registrar), the head of the Immigration Advisers Authority (the Authority), on 20 October 2015. [5] The complainant, a national of South Africa, had been living in New Zealand...

5. [2022] NZIACDT 26 — DA v Ji (8 November 2022) [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...will only be briefly summarised here. [5] Mr Ji is a director and shareholder of Ryan & Samuel Ltd, trading as NZ Immigration Consulting. He is no longer licensed, the Tribunal having suspended him on 2 December 2020 and then cancelled his licence on 12 April 2021, as a result of other complaints. At the relevant time, he was also a director and shareholder of the company owning the restaurant where the complainant was to be employed as a chef. [6] On 28 August 2017, the c...

6. Chung & Anor v Yap [2014] NZIACDT 109 (10 October 2014) [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...standards. [14] The Act has established a regime in which, with limited exceptions, licensed advisers have an exclusive right to provide immigration advice. That exclusive right is enforced by criminal sanctions. The options [15] In relation to licences the disciplinary sanctions in section 51 allow three options: [15.1] suspension (s 51(1)(c)); or [15.2] cancellation of a full licence and the holder of the licence permitted to apply for a different class of licence. In this way a...

7. QG v BE [2024] NZDT 96 (13 February 2024) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...1. On 14 June 2016 at 11:30pm BE crashed a [vehicle] registration [redacted] into a lamppost. This vehicle was owned by her uncle, QG (who she had just met for the first time that day), and was not warranted or registered. BE held a learner’s licence and was not accompanied by a sober driver who had held a full licence for at least two years. Rather, she was accompanied by her brother AA and her cousin BB (who she had also met for the first time) who were both drunk. I understand they...

8. Heng v Yap [2014] NZIACDT 110 (10 October 2014) [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...4 [19] The Act has established a regime in which, with limited exceptions, licensed advisers have an exclusive right to provide immigration advice. That exclusive right is enforced by criminal sanctions. The options [20] In relation to licences the disciplinary sanctions in section 51 allow three options: [20.1] suspension (s 51(1)(c)); or [20.2] cancellation of a full licence and the holder of the licence permitted to apply for a different class of licence. In this way a per...

9. Senadipathi & Xavier v Sampang [2015] NZIACDT 110 (23 December 2015) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...consumer protection the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 provides. The Registrar considered Mr Sampang lacked the skills to practise, and if he is to practise, he should complete the necessary training first. Mr Sampang does not currently hold a licence under the Act. [8] Mr Sampang did not make any submissions. Discussion Failure to comply with previous orders and the gravity of this complaint [9] The present position presents a concerning picture from the point of view of co...

10. N v CAC 10058 [2012] NZREADT 18 [pdf, 121 KB]

    ...of X and X Real Estate Limited. The charge is dated 22 March 2011. [2] Ms N and the Complaints Assessment Committee agreed on a Summary of Facts and this is set out below:- 1. Since 17 November 2009, Ms N (the defendant) held an agent’s licence under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (Act). Prior to 17 November 2009, the defendant held an agent’s licence under the Real Estate Agents Act 1976. Charge The defendant faces one charge of misconduct contrary to s 73(a) of the Ac...