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Chair
Shi Sheng Cai (Shoosh), Senior Associate, Copeland Ashcroft
Analysis of the IPT determination under section 198(1)(c) of the Act relating to “serious non-political crime”
- What constitutes “serious crime”?
- Standard of proof
- Article 33: prohibition of expulsion (refoulement)
- Sections 164(4) and 199 of the Act
Presented by Simon Graham, Partner, Young Hunter Lawyer
Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the IPT’s approach to “serious non-political crime” (c)
- Understand the standard of proof and relevant statutory provisions
- Apply Article 33 and refoulement principles to exclusion decisions
Presenters
Shi Sheng Cai (Shoosh), Senior Associate, Copeland Ashcroft
Shi Sheng Cai (Shoosh) is a Senior Associate at Copeland Ashcroft and regularly acts for employers to help with immigration matters. He has over 7 years of work experience in the immigration sector including experience in the areas of global mobility, corporate immigration, investor migration and expertise with complex New Zealand immigration matters. Shoosh is a member of the Law Association Immigration Committee and is an author for Thomson Reuters Human Rights Law resource. You will find Shoosh "a great guy to deal with". He enjoys working with government officers and is a critical thinker with an insightful legal mind.
Simon Graham, Partner, Young Hunter Lawyer
Simon is a litigation partner at Young Hunter Lawyers. He is responsible for leading the firm’s immigration and human rights team. As part of his role, he regularly appears before specialist Tribunals, and the Courts. Simon specialises in providing advice and representation with respect to all aspects of immigration litigation. This includes deportation appeals, refugee and protected status appeals, residence appeals, judicial reviews and High Court appeals, and criminal matters (including immigration fraud) which have the potential to affect a person’s immigration status. He is the convenor of the New Zealand Immigration and Refugee Law Committee of the New Zealand Law Society.
