Share the cost and share the benefit

以最少的成本，获取最大的利益

Who’s supporting the action?

谁在支持此次诉讼？ 

This High Court action is being supported and endorsed by Tuariki Delamere who  developed and introduced the Long Term Business Visa policy in 1999 when he was the Minister of Immigration.

这次的高院诉讼得到了在1999年作为移民部长开发引进长期商务签证政策的德拉米尔先生的支持和认可。

Why is the former Immigration Minister supporting this action? 

前移民部长为何支持此次诉讼？

As the author of the Long Term Business Visa policy, Mr. Delamere feels a sense of obligation to make it right and just for those LTBV holders who have been suffering from the unjust action of the government. 

作为长期商务签证政策的作者，德拉米尔先生觉得为那些受到政府不公平对待的长期商务签证持有者争取到应有的公正是职责所在。

The Appeal Ground

A Legitimate Expectation 

Long Term Business Visa holders were promised a resident visa if:

1.They established the business described in their business plan

2.Their business was profitable 

In December 2013, the Government added a new requirement for the resident visa:

•The business must have sales greater than the sales forecasted in the business plan.

诉讼理由：正当期待

长期商务签证持有人若满足以下条件，便一定可以获得居留签证：

1.根据商业计划书创办生意

2.所创办的生意有盈利

2003年12月，新西兰政府对居留签证增加了一项要求：

•业务销售额必须超过商业计划书的预期销售额

STATEMENT OF the IMMIGRATION MINISTER

“People who are on a Long Term Business Visa and who are ready to apply for residence under Entrepreneur category will still be able to do this. This is because the Entrepreneur category is not being revoked. It will be renamed and SLIGHTLY AMENDED in March 2014. The main change will be that the Entrepreneur Plus category will be disestablished and included in the Entrepreneur Category, but this will not disadvantage any Long Term Business Visa holders transitioning to residence.”

Slightly Amended

Adding in a new requirement that your business must achieve sales that exceed your business plan is not a slight amendment. For many, it was already impossible to meet.

This will not disadvantage any Long Term Business Visa holders

Hundreds of Long Term Business Visa holders were disadvantaged when this new amendment was introduced because they had been operating their business for 2 years and their sales were less than their original forecast. 

移民部长的发言

“目前持长期商务签证者以及那些准备通过创业移民申请居留权的人仍然可按原计划行事。因为创业移民类并未被取消。它只是将被更名，并且在2014年三月做一些微调。主要的变化将是”创业移民plus” 类将被归并到创业移民类，但这将不会对任何长期商务签证持有人造成任何负面影响。”

微调：在原有条件中增加“业务销售额必须超过商业计划书中的预估销售额”这样的信要求不属于微调。对很多⼈来讲，这已经是⼀项无法达到的要求。不会对长期商务签证持有⼈造成任何负⾯影响：这项新增条件，对⼏百名长期商务签证持有⼈造成了负⾯影响，因为他们的⽣意已经运营了两年且实际销售额未达到原始预估销售额。

STEP 1：A LEGAL OPINION

Before we file proceedings in the High Court, the lawyer will research the case and provide a Legal Opinion Report on the chances of success. She will also provide a cost for preparing the case, for filing in the High Court, and for appearing in Court.

The cost for participation in Step1 is $1,000+GST

Step 2 ：Filing in the High Court

If the lawyer recommends going ahead with the case then contracts will be prepared for every LTBV holder who wants to participate. It is estimated the cost for Step 2 will be about $4,000 to $6,000. However, the actual cost will depend on the numbers who join this case. 

Step 3 ：Negotiations

with the Government Once the proceedings are filed in the High Court we will seek to open negotiations and settle this case without having to have an actual trial in the High Court. This is a very realistic possibility as the Government will not want to risk losing in the High Court. If we can do this the case could be settled quickly – probably before the end of the year. 

第⼀步：获取法律意见

在向⾼院提起诉讼之前，律师会评估案⼦并准备⼀份详细的法律意见以及成功⼏率报告。律师同时会提供⼀份准备案⼦，⾼院诉讼以及出庭费⽤的报告。

加⼊诉讼的第⼀步费⽤为：$1000+GST(服务税）

第⼆步：向⾼院提起诉讼

若律师建议继续诉讼，那么我将为每⼀位加⼊的长期商务签证持有⼈准备合同。第⼆部的预估费⽤约为三千到五千纽币。然后，确切的费⽤将视最终加⼊⼈数⽽定。 

第三步：与政府谈判

⼀旦向⾼院提起诉讼，我们将寻求与政府的公开谈判以及庭外和解。由于政府并不想冒险在⾼院输掉官司，庭外和解⾮常切实的可能。若我们能够达成此愿，这个案⼦也许可以在年底尘埃落定。