Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Aaron Martin, Principal Lawyer, New Zealand Immigration Law
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key compliance obligations and professional risks for immigration advisers under the regulatory framework
- Apply practical risk mitigation strategies to manage liability, complaints and regulatory scrutiny
Advisers and Advisers’ Concerns: Immigration Compliance, Sanctions and Professional Risk
- Key responsibilities: providing licensed, ethical and accurate immigration advice under the code of conduct
- Top risks: legal liability, non-compliance with documentation standards and reputational damage from complaints or misconduct
- Role of the IAA: regulates advisers, enforces standards, investigates complaints and supports professional development
- Risk mitigation
Presented by Pooja Sundar, Partner, Dalley Sundar Law
Presenters
Pooja Sundar, Partner, Dalley Sundar LawPooja Sundar is a leading immigration and family lawyer known for her expertise in complex matters involving migrants, refugees, and families navigating sensitive legal and immigration issues. She holds a Master of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland and is a Legal Aid–registered practitioner. Her work spans all areas of immigration law - from visas and residence appeals to refugee and protection claims - alongside family proceedings where immigration and family-violence issues intersect. Pooja combines deep legal expertise with strong cultural intelligence and is frequently called on for high-stakes and precedent-setting matters. She has driven reform on family-violence visa processes and trauma-informed refugee interviews, while her pro bono work has enabled many migrants and survivors of family violence to secure safety and lawful status. A member of several professional and community bodies, Pooja is widely regarded as a leading voice in the evolution of New Zealand’s immigration system.
Aaron Martin, Principal Lawyer, New Zealand Immigration Law
Aaron Martin is one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded practitioners of immigration law. Holding a law degree from the University of Auckland, Aaron has decades of experience in assisting private individuals, SMBs, and corporate clients. He is a member of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI), a professional association for New Zealand migration advisors and those who use their services. Aaron’s early experience as an immigration consultant for Malcolm Pacific has given him considerable skill in evaluating complex cases, including those requiring ministerial intervention, appeals, and character or medical waivers. An immigration lawyer for 25 years, he has a sterling reputation and an excellent working relationship with Immigration New Zealand. Aaron is also well-versed in general legal practice and possesses a thorough working knowledge of relevant tax laws and commercial issues facing Investor Category applicants and migrants seeking to establish a business in New Zealand. While he specialises in commercial issues, Aaron takes great pleasure in reuniting families and helping international students transition to the workforce and onto residency.
