新西兰房地产中介监管改革：取消不成比例处罚 提升制度公平性
新西兰惠灵顿——新西兰国会今日通过多项监管改革法案，其中包括针对房地产行业与司法体系的调整，旨在提升监管公平性与制度效率。
房地产中介处罚制度调整
副司法部长 Nicole McKee 表示，新法将取消对房地产中介因未完成继续专业发展（CPD）或延迟缴费而被暂停执业长达5年的处罚规定。
主要变化包括：
取消“最长5年禁业处罚”
调整继续专业发展（CPD）制度要求
强调培训内容与实际工作相关性
改善行业监管比例原则
McKee指出，该处罚“过于严厉且不成比例”，会导致从业者失去长期收入来源，与其他受监管行业标准不一致。
典型案例引发改革
政府引用案例称，一名房地产中介 Janet Dickson 曾因拒绝完成其认为与工作无关的强制CPD课程，而面临5年无法执业风险。
该事件引发对监管制度合理性的讨论。
扩大市场竞争
新法还涉及：
放宽房产转让与产权交易（conveyancing）相关业务范围
允许更多专业人士参与相关法律事务
增强市场竞争
提供消费者更多选择
行业内普遍对这一改革表示支持。
司法与仲裁制度改革
同时通过的《Tribunals修正法案》包括：
允许争议仲裁庭（Disputes Tribunal）要求败诉方支付申请费用
减轻胜诉方经济负担
提高司法可及性与公平性
政府表示，这将减少“维权成本过高”的问题。
政府立场
McKee强调，这些改革属于政府“监管现代化”计划的一部分，核心目标包括：
制度更符合实际工作需要
提高监管比例与公平性
提升司法系统运行效率
加强公众对制度的信任
后续立法进展
此外，司法系统改革包中仍有一项法案：
《Courts Amendment Bill》
已被提交回司法委员会进一步审议，并将进行额外政策修订。
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A disproportionately harsh penalty that can stop real estate agents from working for five years for failing to complete continuing professional development (CPD), or failing to pay fees on time, will be removed under legislation passed by Parliament today, says Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee.
The Regulatory Systems (Occupational Regulation) Amendment Bill and Regulatory Systems (Tribunals) Amendment Bill have both passed their final reading in Parliament, making amendments across eight different Acts.
“For example, the Regulatory Systems (Occupational Regulation) Amendment Bill removes the five-year disqualification period on real estate agents for failing to complete CPD requirements,” says McKee.
“It is out of step, out of proportion, and can stop people from earning a living in their chosen profession. No other regulated profession has such a harsh penalty for failing to complete CPD.
“This issue was highlighted through the case of Janet Dickson, who faced the prospect of being unable to work as a real estate agent for five years after choosing not to complete a compulsory CPD topic that she did not consider relevant to her work.
“Separately to this Bill, I have been clear with the Real Estate Authority that CPD requirements should be relevant to the job of real estate agents.
“The Bill also enhances the ability of conveyancers to undertake conveyancing work, improving competition in the market and giving consumers more choice. That change has been strongly supported by the conveyancing community.
The Regulatory Systems (Tribunals) Amendment Bill has also passed its final reading today.
“That Bill makes many changes, including to make the justice system fairer by giving the Disputes Tribunal the ability to order respondents to pay filing fees to successful claimants. People who have been wronged should not be left carrying unnecessary costs simply because they had to pursue justice,” says Mrs McKee.
“These Bills are part of the Government’s wider commitment to fit-for-purpose regulation and timely access to justice.”
Notes to editors:
A third Bill in the Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment Bill package, the Regulatory Systems (Courts) Amendment Bill, has been referred back to the Justice Committee for consideration of an Amendment Paper.
That Amendment Paper makes six additional policy changes that will further improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the courts system.
