PDF legal aid forms
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Applications
Family and civil
Family and civil legal aid application form [PDF, 3.7 MB]
Criminal
Criminal legal aid application form [PDF, 1.3 MB]
Form 22 Police Detention Legal Assistance Scheme (PDLA) notification form [PDF, 298 KB]
Waitangi Tribunal
Form 14 Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings [PDF, 459 KB]
Amendment to grant
Form 15 Waitangi Tribunal proceedings [PDF, 193 KB]
Form 51 Criminal legal aid [PDF, 184 KB]
Form 51a Criminal legal aid (high cost case) [PDF, 193 KB]
Form 52 Family and Civil legal aid [PDF, 207 KB]
Tax invoices
Form 4 Criminal legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 186 KB]
Form 10 Family legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 211 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 10a Family legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 209 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 13 PDLA Holiday Period 2024/25 [PDF, 1017 KB]
Form 16 Waitangi Tribunal proceedings [PDF, 225 KB]
Form 20 Civil legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 188 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 20a Civil legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 186 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 42 Victims Orders against Violent Offenders [PDF, 248 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 42a Victims Orders against Violent Offenders [PDF, 244 KB]- for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 44 Employment Relations Authority - Fixed Fees [PDF, 219 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 44a Employment Relations Authority - Fixed Fees [PDF, 216 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 46 Public Protection Orders [PDF, 236 KB]
Form 48 Children's Workers Exemption Appeals - [PDF, 220 KB] for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 48a Children's Workers Exemption Appeals [PDF, 217 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Criminal legal aid (for use for charges filed on or before to 30 June 2013)
Form 23 Criminal legal aid fixed fees A-C [PDF, 213 KB]
Form 24 Criminal legal aid fixed fees D-F [PDF, 219 KB]
Form 25 Criminal legal aid fixed fees G [PDF, 203 KB]
Criminal legal aid (for use for charges filed after 1 July 2013 / applications received prior to 3 July 2016)
Form 23A Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 211 KB]
Form 24A Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 240 KB]
Form 25A Fixed Fees G (High Court) [PDF, 196 KB]
Form 26 Fixed Fees H-I (Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) [PDF, 188 KB]
Form 27 Fixed Fees J (Parole) [PDF, 197 KB]
Criminal legal aid (for use for applications / amendments received on or after 4 July 2016)
Form 23B Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 226 KB]
Form 24B Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 250 KB]
Criminal legal aid (for use for applications received on or after 3 July 2017)
Form 23C Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 221 KB]
Form 24C Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 235 KB]
Criminal legal aid (for use for applications received on or after 2 July 2018)
Form 23D Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 213 KB]
Form 24D Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 238 KB]
Form 25B Fixed Fees G (High Court) [PDF, 206 KB]
Form 26A Fixed Fees H-I (Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) [PDF, 191 KB]
Form 27A Fixed Fees J (Parole) [PDF, 201 KB]
Family & ACC legal aid fixed fee invoices
Form 30 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Adoption [PDF, 217 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 30a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Adoption [PDF, 213 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 31 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Oranga Tamariki [PDF, 229 KB]
Form 32 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Care of Children/Guardianship [PDF, 222 KB] – for pre 31 March 2014 cases
Form 32A Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Care of Children/Guardianship [PDF, 232 KB] – for post 31 March 2014 cases
Form 32B Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Care of Children/Guardianship [PDF, 230 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 33 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Family Violence [PDF, 237 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 33a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Family Violence [PDF, 235 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 34 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Maintenance [PDF, 228 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 34a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Maintenance [PDF, 225 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 35 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Relationship Property [PDF, 225 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 35a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Relationship Property [PDF, 223 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 38 ACC Legal Aid Fixed Fee [PDF, 223 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 38a ACC Legal Aid Fixed Fee [PDF, 220 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 40 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Paternity [PDF, 219 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 40a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Paternity [PDF, 217 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Form 41 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Protection of Personal and Property Rights [PDF, 227 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023
Form 41a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Protection of Personal and Property Rights [PDF, 224 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023
Supplementary forms
Form 11 Application for Reconsideration [PDF, 496 KB]
Form 18 Application for Write off/Exemption [PDF, 516 KB]
Form 17 Statement of financial position [PDF, 489 KB]
Legal aid provider complaint form [PDF, 304 KB]
Third party authorisation form [PDF, 255 KB]
Deed of Assignment of Award for Costs [PDF, 148 KB]
Verification of benefit income [DOC, 28 KB]
Lawyers forms
Application to provide legal aid services
Legal Aid Provider change of details form [PDF, 2.6 MB]
Duty lawyer attendance - tax invoice [PDF, 329 KB]
AODTC lawyer attendance - tax invoice [PDF, 141 KB]
Template for successive s21 Parole legal aid applications [DOCX, 39 KB]
Caveats & statutory land charges
Information and forms on caveats & statutory land charges
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