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1. Appeal a decision

   How Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (PSPLA) decisions can be appealed. The following people can appeal to the District Court against these types of decisions: Who can appeal: What decision can I appeal? Members of the public A licence application being granted after you objected to the application Licence holders If your licence is suspended or cancelled If you’re fined If your application is declined Certificate of Approval holders If your certificate is...

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2. PSPLA - Form G: Objection Notice [pdf, 145 KB]

   G - OBJECTION NOTICE – 30/04/2019 Objection Notice PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSING AUTHORITY When to use this form Use this form to make an objection against to an individual or company being granted a licence. Completing this form • Print clearly in CAPITALS • Use a black pen or blue pen to complete this form • Answer every question on the form unless the instructions tell you otherwise Payment information There is no filing fe...

3. 2022 NZPSPLA 011.pdf [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...In October 2020 LS was engaged by PS’s employer to investigate a bullying complaint she made against members of her team. [2] PS says that LS and her company are providing private investigation services without the necessary certificate or licence. PS also has concerns about LS ’s competency and whether she is qualified to carry out an employment investigation. [3] On 15 July 2021 the Authority referred the complaint to the Complaints, Investigation and Prosecution Unit (CI...

4. Sale-and-Supply-of-Alcohol-Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Extended-Trading-Hours-Amendment-Act_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 588 KB]

   ...supplied in their community. A local alcohol policy may impose different maximum trading hours for that territory. 11.3. Licensing conditions: District Licensing Committees can impose licensing conditions when issuing or renewing individual licences, including licensed trading hours. Licensed trading hours must be within the default maximum trading hours, or the hours set by a relevant local alcohol policy. 11.4. Special licences: Licensees may apply to a District Licensing Comm...

5. Work you need a licence or certificate for

   Find out the classes of private security work you need a licence or certificate of approval for. When you apply you need to tell us what classes of work you’re going to be doing. Type of work or job you do Class of licence or certificate you need Checking who enters premises or events, keeping order inside and removing people (bouncers, door security or event security) Crowd controller Guarding property and answering alarm callouts on site (security guards) Property guard Protecting peo...

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6. Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill (No 2) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...membership is but one factor to consider. However, Parliament is entitled to appropriate latitude to achieve its objectives.8 Moreover, as noted above, the Bill largely confirms an accepted position in case law that gang members holding firearms licences may be seen to pose an undue risk to the community.9 Further, gang members without firearms licences who wish to engage in responsible firearms use under the responsible supervision of a licence holder, may continue to do so (provid...

7. Proactive release - Real Estate Authority (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2021 [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Real Estate Agents (Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2021 5. We recommend releasing this document in full. Issues 6. We recommend releasing these documents in full. The Amendment Regulations make two minor and technical changes to real estate licencing requirements and their release is not likely to attract wider media, political or public attention. Timing 7. It is Government policy to proactively release Cabinet papers and supporting documents within 30 business days after...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 23 – JY v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...briefly summarised here. [5] The complainant, JY, is a national of China. Xinru Wendy Wen is a licensed immigration adviser and director of NEO Education and Immigration Services Ltd, of Auckland. At the relevant time, she held a provisional licence. She now holds a full licence. [6] On 28 February 2023, the complainant contacted Ms Wen seeking assistance to come to New Zealand. There followed an exchange of texts and documents between them. An application for a short-term...

9. [2022] NZIACDT 19 – TA v Tian (Sanctions) (25 July 2022) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...the decision of the Tribunal upholding the complaint and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] Ms Tian was at the relevant time a licensed immigration adviser and director of Abstract Solution Ltd, of Auckland. The Tribunal suspended her licence on 3 November 2020 in response to another complaint.2 [6] The complainant, a national of China, arrived in New Zealand in 2014. He was then 18 years of age. [7] The complainant and his mother engaged the services of Ms Tian to...

10. Calder v Bharani [2017] NZIACDT 12 (4 August 2017) [pdf, 146 KB]

    ...grounds on which the complaint was upheld involved fundamental non-compliance with some elementary aspects of professional practice. However, it is important to recognise that Mr Bharani had not undergone the standard training required to obtain a licence, and he was inexperienced. Furthermore, his primary expertise was as a practitioner in Australia, rather than New Zealand. It appeared he lacked the mentoring and supervision that would have been beneficial to him at that point i...