15 Jun 2015
BATES v THE VALUERS REGISTRATION BOARD [2015] NZHC 1312
- Citation
- [2015] NZAR 1080
- Court
- High Court
The Board lawfully may inquire into complaints under s 31(1)(a) (and related limbs) without an implied statutory threshold requiring the conduct to be capable of rendering a valuer unfit to be registered; the charge under s 31(1)(c) failed because the email was not conduct 'in the performance of his duties as a valuer' and is quashed; apparent bias concerns were addressed by the doctrine of necessity so the remaining charge need not be quashed for bias or predetermination, but excessive delay and prejudice warranted staying the remaining s 31(1)(a) charge.