The Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) is an independent body that is administered by the Ministry of Justice. The Tribunal is separate to the Real Estate Agents Authority.
The Tribunal will consider any charges laid before it by a Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC). It will also hear appeals on decisions made by a CAC and on application can review licensing decisions of the Registrar.
The Tribunal's decisions of misconduct are listed below.
- Licensee Name and Number: Soon (Fiona) Lee - 10003133
Licensee Name and Number: Hulan (Wendy) Feng - 10009289
Decision Date: 13 June 2011
Decision Number: [2011] NZREADT 12
Reference Number: READT 066/10
Decision: Guilty of misconduct
Penalty: Both defendants censured and ordered to pay a fine of $600 each.
Decision Document: You can view the decision document on the Disciplinary Tribunal's website. Click here to view the Disciplinary Tribunals published decisions (you will need to go through the decisions until you find [2011] NZREADT 12].
- Licensee Name: Sofia Khan
Licence Number: Because the licensee's licence has been cancelled they no longer have a licence number or show on the Public Register.
Decision Date: 31 May 2011
Decision Number: [2011] NZREADT 11
Reference Number: READT 060/10
Decision: Guilty of misconduct
Penalty: Order that the licensee's licence be cancelled and that she pay a fine of $750. As the conduct occurred before the commencement of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008, orders were limited to those that were availalbe under the Real Estate Agents Act 1976.
Decision Document: You can view the decision document on the Disciplinary Tribunal's website. Click here to view the Disciplinary Tribunals published decisions (you will need to go through the decisions until you find [2011] NZREADT 11).
- Licensee Name: Ying He
Licence Number: 10010068
Decision Date: 27 May 2011
Decision Number: [2011] NZREADT 9
Reference Number: READT 080/10
Decision: Guilty of misconduct
Penalty: Order that the licensee's licence be suspended for six months (effective one month from the 27 May 2011).
Decision Document: You can view the decision document on the Disciplinary Tribunal's website. Click here to view the Disciplinary Tribunals published decisions (you will need to go through the decisions until you find [2011] NZREADT 9).
- Licensee Name: Patrick William Walker
Licence Number: Because the licensee's licence has been cancelled they no longer have a licence number or show on the Public Register.
Decision Date: 21 April 2011
Decision Number: [2011] NZREADT 04
Reference Number: READT 068/10
Decision: Guilty of misconduct
Penalty: Order that the licensee's licence be cancelled. No further orders were able to be made due to the conduct occurring before the commencement of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008.
Decision Document: You can view the decision document on the Disciplinary Tribunal's website. Click here to view the Disciplinary Tribunals published decisions (you will need to go through the decisions until you find [2011] NZREADT 04).
- Licensee Name: Lindsay James Dodd
Licence Number: 10017277
Decision Date: 15 February 2011
Decision Number: [2011] NZREADT 01
Reference Number: READT 025/10
Decision: Guilty of misconduct
Penalty: Order that the licensee's licence be suspended for 12 months.
Decision Document: You can view the decision document on the Disciplinary Tribunal's website. Click here to view the Disciplinary Tribunals published decisions (you will need to go through the decisions until you find [2011] NZREADT 01).
- Licensee Name: Downtown Apartments Limited
Decision Date: 18 October 2011
Decision Number: [2010] NZREADT 06
Reference Number: READT 007/10
Decision: Guilty of misconduct
Penalty: The Tribunal found that had the defendant not been in liquidation and ceased trading it would have made an order under section 110(2)(b) of the Act cancelling its licence.
Decision Document: You can view the decision document on the Disciplinary Tribunal's website. Click here to view the Disciplinary Tribunals published decisions (you will need to go through the decisions until you find [2010] NZREADT 06).
