Tribunal Decisions — September 2025

11 September 2025

The Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has recently released 3 sanction decisions in relation to Mr Jiang.

KM v Jiang [2025] NZIACDT 40

The Tribunal found that Mr Jiang breached several parts of the Code of Conduct. He:

did not give the complainant a written agreement (clause 18(a))
did not give proof that he was licensed (clause 14)
did not personally get instructions from the complainant (clauses 1 and 2(e))
filed a review application without showing it to the complainant first (clause 1)
did not confirm in writing when the application was lodged or approved (clause 26(b)).
did not keep the visa application in the client file (clause 26(a)(i))
did not keep records of communication in the client file (clause 26(a)(iii))
did not keep a well-managed client file (clause 26(d)).

Mr Jiang was formally warned and ordered to pay $4,000 to the Registrar within one month.

The Tribunal found the same breaches as in KM v Jiang. Mr Jiang:

did not give the complainant a written agreement (clause 18(a))
did not give proof that he was licensed (clause 14)
did not personally get instructions from the complainant (clauses 1 and 2(e))
filed a review application without showing it to the complainant first (clause 1)
did not confirm in writing when the application was lodged or approved (clause 26(b))
did not keep the visa application in the client file (clause 26(a)(i))
did not keep records of communication in the client file (clause 26(a)(iii))
did not keep a well-managed client file (clause 26(d)).

Mr Jiang was formally warned and ordered to pay $4,000 to the Registrar within one month.

The Tribunal found the same breaches again. Mr Jiang:

did not give the complainant a written agreement (clause 18(a))
did not give proof that he was licensed (clause 14)
did not personally get instructions from the complainant (clauses 1 and 2(e))
filed a review application without showing it to the complainant first (clause 1)
did not confirm in writing when the application was lodged or approved (clause 26(b))
did not keep the visa application in the client file (clause 26(a)(i))
did not keep records of communication in the client file (clause 26(a)(iii))
did not keep a well-managed client file (clause 26(d)).

Mr Jiang was formally warned and ordered to pay $3,500 to the Registrar within one month.

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