The victim, a Sri Lankan national employed as an office manager, was repeatedly pressured to make payments while trying to build her future in New Zealand and progress her residence application.
"The department’s investigation found no grounds warranting Mr Singh’s removal from the Office of Justice of the Peace and found no breach of the relevant Act or Code of Conduct in relation to the allegations examined."
Defence and law enforcement workers receive the highest priority, followed by construction, healthcare and teaching workers who are already in Australia.
