Hettige & Gerreyn v Smith [2015] NZIACDT 99 (10 December 2015) [pdf, 137 KB]
...complaint and Mr Smith’s failure to deal properly with the complaints. The Registrar’s position on sanctions [10] The Registrar, prior to being informed of Mr Smith’s illness, took the view the appropriate sanction was to cancel Mr Smith’s licence, and prohibit him from reapplying for a licence for two years (the statutory maximum). She took the view that if the Tribunal prohibits Mr Smith from practising, then rather than a financial penalty the focus should be on compensation...