Name Suppressed
1. Was convicted on 4 October 2019 in the Auckland District Court and sentenced to ten months’ home detention for: a. Attempting to pervert the course of justice; b. Exposing a young person under the age of 16 to indecent material; c. Two counts of supplying a class C drug to a person under the age of 18 d. Doing an indecent act on a young person; e. Meeting a young person to commit an offence following communication. 2. The nature and extent of her offending reflects adversely on her fitness to practise. 3. Breached the Code of Conduct issued by the Social Workers Registration Board in that she failed to act with integrity and honesty, protect the rights and promote the interests of clients, drive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of clients and failed to maintain public trust and confidence in the social work profession, acts that are likely to bring discredit to the social worker profession.
a. The practitioner’s registration as a social worker is cancelled (section 83(1)(a)(i)). b. The practitioner is censured (section 83(1)(b)). c. The practitioner is to pay the sum of $828.00 towards the costs and expenses of the PCC (section 83(1)(e)(ii) and (iii)). 9 d. The practitioner is to pay the sum of $1,969.00 toward the Tribunal’s costs and expenses (section 83(1)(e)(iv)).