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1. ARLA Member position description - April 2023 [docx, 32 KB]

   ...office for a term of up to 5 years. A member may from time to time be reappointed. Functions Section 170 of Act provides that the principal functions of the Authority are · To consider and determine applications for the grant, renewal or variation of licences and managers’ certificates · To consider and determine appeals from decisions of local licensing committees · To consider and determine appeals against elements of draft local alcohol policies · To consider and determine application...

2. Darlerbe v Hakaoro [2015] NZIACDT 28 (17 March 2015) [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...Authority referred this complaint to the Tribunal. [2] The grounds are uncomplicated. The complaint is that Mr Hakaoro accepted instructions to assist the complainant with his application for residence and received fees; and then: [2.1] He lost his licence, as this Tribunal cancelled it. [2.2] He could no longer lawfully undertake the work he agreed to provide. [2.3] He did not tell his client. His client needed to know, as he needed to obtain the services Mr Hakaoro could no longer...

3. IACDT annual report 2019 [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...Presented to the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Immigration 1 Hon Aupito William Sio, Associate Minister of Justice Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of Immigration Pursuant to s 86(1) of the Immigration Advisers Licencing Act 2007, I have pleasure in presenting the annual report of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal for the 12 months ended 30 June 2019. Yours sincerely David Plunkett Chair Immigration Advisers...

4. ARLA-Position-description-Member-2024 [docx, 30 KB]

   ...office for a term of up to 5 years. A member may from time to time be reappointed. Functions Section 170 of Act provides that the principal functions of the Authority are · To consider and determine applications for the grant, renewal or variation of licences and managers’ certificates · To consider and determine appeals from decisions of local licensing committees · To consider and determine appeals against elements of draft local alcohol policies · To consider and determine application...

5. IACDT annual report 2018 [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...Authority (IAA) refers complaints to the Tribunal. Any person (including the Registrar on her own motion), can initiate complaints. The Tribunal also deals with appeals against the Registrar’s decision: • to cancel an immigration adviser’s licence; or • reject a complaint. MEMBERSHIP The Tribunal currently consists of the Chair, Grant Pearson, the inaugural Chair of the Tribunal appointed in October 2010. He is also the Customs Appeal Authority, and Chair of the Social...

6. Road-User-Charges-Light-Electric-RUC-Vehicles-Amendment-Bill-NZBORA-Advice.pdf [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...Order on 31 March 2024 that exempts certain light electric vehicles from the RUC regime. 5. In particular, the Bill amends the Act, and associated regulations and land transport rules, to: a. require certain light electric vehicles to buy a RUC licence; b. allow for the setting of a reduced RUC rate for PHEVs; c. exempt certain very light electric vehicles from the payment of RUC; and d. introduce a two-month transition period during which light electric vehicle operators may...

7. Feng v Zhang [2016] NZIACDT 41 (12 August 2016) [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...a systematic breach of several aspects of the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2010. [3] I note, as it is a factor to consider, Ms Zhang was convicted of a representative criminal charge as a party to breaching a condition of a work permit (Immigration Act 1987 section 142(1)(ea)), and knowingly providing false or misleading information to an immigration officer (section 142(1)(c) of that Act). Her sentence on those charges, and other immigration matters, included $30,000 re...

8. INZ (Calder) v Ji [2019] NZIACDT 68 (1 October 2019) Sanctions [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...stamping. Mr Ji and the unlicensed staff who dealt with the clients have potentially committed criminal offences. While it is not my role to assess whether any conduct is criminal, this underlines the serious nature of Mr Ji’s misconduct. Permitting unlicensed people to deal directly with the clients and prepare their applications robs the client of the protection to which he or she is entitled and would obtain, if dealing directly with a licensed and therefore knowledgeable ad...

9. [2020] NZIACDT 50 - KX v Ji (2 December 2020) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...sanctions. [13] In its decision, Mr Ji was warned that in determining the sanctions, the Tribunal would take into account two previous complaints upheld against him and would consider either removing him from the profession or depriving him of a full licence. SUBMISSIONS Submissions from the Registrar [14] In his submissions of 28 October 2020, the Registrar advises that Mr Ji’s licence expired on 17 August 2020, but remains in force while a renewal application is in progr...

10. 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...