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1. [2021] NZREADT 39 - Lee (29 July 2021) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...s 85 Notice”) [2] The Tribunal has now received submissions as to penalty from counsel for the Authority. No submissions were received from or on behalf of Mr Lee. Facts [3] At all relevant times Mr Lee was the holder of a salesperson’s licence under the Act. On 13 March 2020 the Committee decided pursuant to s 78(b) of the Act to inquire into and investigate whether he had carried out real estate agency work in respect of the sale and purchase of the property at 40 B Buckl...

2. CAC10063 v Picknell [2013] NZREADT 41 [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...Sale and Purchase of Real Estate to a Ms Letele. The second charge related to the fact that from February 2011 Ms Picknell failed to report to the Real Estate Agents Authority the fact that Ms Letele was undertaking Real Estate Agency work without a licence. [3] Ms Picknell was found guilty of both of these charges and is now to be sentenced. [4] In imposing a penalty the Tribunal has the powers which are available under s.110(2) of the Real Estate Agents Act. These can include...

3. CAC 10063 v Rajneel Raj [2011] NZREADT 20 [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...the agreements. These are very serious allegations. The details of the schemes apparently being run by Mr Raj and others are set out in full in the affidavit of Mr Gouverneur referred to below. [4] The CAC applies for an interim suspension of licence number 10000444 Rajneel Raj licensed salesperson pending the outcome of the hearing of the charges. 2 [5] The grounds on which they make this application under s 115 of the Act are: [a] That it is necessary or desirable to do...

4. Fifita v Tangilanu [2015] NZIACDT 15 (06 March 2015) [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...significant mitigating factors [5] There is little or no mitigation for this or any of the complaints Ms Tangilanu has faced. Ms Tangilanu has not taken responsibility for her indefensible behaviour across a large number of complaints. Ms Tangilanu’s licence [6] On two previous occasions, the Tribunal ordered that Ms Tangilanu could not apply for a licence for a period of two years (separate and accordingly cumulative periods). If Ms Tangilanu were to apply for a licence after that...

5. Kangsathien 7 April 2014 NZSHD 5 [pdf, 23 KB]

   [2014] NZSHD 5 Application No: 13 / 009898 IN THE MATTER of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 AND IN THE MATTER of an application by CHAIWAT KANGSATHIEN of Auckland for an Individual Licence pursuant to s.8 of the Act BEFORE THE LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SECONDHAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS DECISION [1] Chaiwat KANGSATHIEN (“the applicant”) applied for an Individual Licence under s.8 of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004...

6. Cash N Trade Limited & Cleary 14 December 2016 NZSHD 8 [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...LICENSING AUTHORITY OF SECONDHAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS HEARING by telephone on 7 December 2016 DECISION [1] Cash N Trade Limited has filed an application with the Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers for a licence under s 8 of the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 (the Act). Its director Gavin Cleary has applied for a certificate under s 21 of the Act. [2] The Police oppose granting Mr Cleary’s certificate and Cash N Trade Ltd’s li...

7. 2023 NZPSPLA 005.pdf [pdf, 100 KB]

   [2023] NZPSPLA 005 IN THE MATTER OF Complaints against NICHOLAS MAYER made under s 73 Of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 DECISION [1] Nicholas Mayer holds an individual licence as a private investigator. In January he was engaged by someone who wished to remain anonymous to contact the complainant and tell her that her husband was having an affair. [2] Following his client’s instructions Mr Mayer rang the complainant and told...

8. 2025 NZPSPLA 062.pdf [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...complaint worked in a security role before they were granted a certificate of approval. b) The work of the security staff engaged by ISS Facility Services Limited (ISS) included the work of crowd controllers and personal guards. ISS Facility Services licence was only in the class of property guard. ISS therefore breached the Act by carrying on business as a crowd controller and personal guard without holding a licence in those classes. c) The report writer expressed concerns about...

9. [2020] NZIACDT 15 - KBN v Wharekura - Sanctions (10 March 2020) [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...out in the decision of the Tribunal upholding the complaint and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] Mr Wharekura is a licensed immigration adviser. He is a director of NZ Educational and Training Services Limited, based in Rotorua. His licence was suspended by the Tribunal on 26 September 2019 as a result of the matters giving rise to this complaint.2 [6] The complainant is a foreign national who has been working in New Zealand since 2015 on temporary work visas. He is...

10. 2021 NZPSPLA 003 [pdf, 83 KB]

    ...DECISION [1] In July 2019 I referred a complaint against Ray Singh and his company 24/7 Security Guards & Patrols NZ Limited to the Complaints Investigation and Prosecution Unit (CIPU) for investigation. I also suspended the company’s licence. Mr Singh had only ever held a temporary COA which expired on 20 June 2019. [2] CIPU have completed their investigation and issued a report. In relation to the issues they were asked to investigate they have concluded: •...