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Process on Receipt of Application

12.

You should receive your Certificate within 30 working days from the date when we

receive the application. Please note that applications cannot be fast tracked for any

reason, and applicants should take the 30 working day period into account when

planning their admission date.

13.

Please contact the Council if 30 working days have elapsed, and you have not received

your Certificate. Please note that the Council cannot guarantee that you will receive your

Certificate in less than the specified 30 day period.

14.

An application which is incomplete, or is not in the proper form (i.e. original

documentation requested not provided or incorrect certification of supporting

documentation), may be returned to the applicant for proper completion. Accordingly,

the Council may not be able to process incomplete applications within the 30 day period.

Verification

15.

You must only provide genuine documents (i.e. originals or certified copies as required)

in support of your application.If the Council is not satisfied that a document that you have

provided is genuine, the Council may ask you for further information to assist in

verifying the document.

16.

If the Council remains unable to be satisfied that the document is genuine, the Council

may:

 Decline your application (and retain your application fee);

 Retain the document for as long as it considers necessary;

 Return the document to the purported issuing institution; and/or

 Report the matter to the relevant authorities, including the New Zealand Police and/or the

New Zealand Law Society, at any time.

You will be notified of the Council’s concerns and/or proposed courses of action in

17.

writing and will be given an opportunity to comment before any final decision is made as

to the veracity of the document.

Fee

18.

The fee is $98.90 (including GST). Payment may be provided in the form of a cheque,

or may be paid electronically directly into the Council’s bank account.

Validity Period of Completion Certificate

19.

The Certificate will be valid for a period of three years. If the three year period expires

and you have not been admitted to the profession, you will need to return the expired

Certificate to the Council and re-apply to the Council for another Certificate. Your

qualification will be examined for staleness on all occasions that you are required to re-

apply. Please use the attached Completion Certificate application form, and note that the

application fee referred to above must also accompany your application.

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