Improving-Access-to-Legal-Assistance-for-Low-Income-New-Zealanders-Final.pdf [pdf, 4.3 MB]
...people per year will not have to pay the charge. Treaty of Waitangi 61 The proposals to increase eligibility, remove the user charge, and reduce legal aid debt aim to reduce existing barriers to legal aid that were identified during the review. Human rights 62 The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affirms the right of a person charged with an offence to consult and instruct a lawyer, 11 and receive free legal assistance if the interests of justice require and the person does not...