Bessie Mihiroa Hanley
Registration Number :
RSW10/D1/SWDT/2020
Charge details
a. Ms Hanley was convicted on 22 March 2019 in the Hastings District Court of a charge of indecent assault contrary to s 135 of the Crimes Act 1961, which carries a maximum penalty of 7 years’ imprisonment.
b. the nature and extent of Ms Hanley’s conduct, as set out above, reflects adversely on her fitness to practise as a social worker and/or breached Principles 1 and/or 9 of the Code of Conduct issued by the Social Workers Registration Board pursuant to section 105 of the Act.”
Result/Orders/Penalties
a. Ms Hanley is censured;
b. Conditions: That Ms Hanley notify any employer or prospective employer with whom she is to be employed as a social worker of the outcome of these disciplinary proceedings; That Ms Hanley undertake a period of professional supervision for a period of two years commencing when she returns to a social work role. Supervision is to include regular reflection regarding the maintenance of professional boundaries, management of occupational stress and thriving at work, and the Code of Conduct to ensure that Ms Hanley maintains the positive personal changes that she has made.
c. Ms Hanley is to pay costs in the sum of $2,500.
Last updated
18 August 2026