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1. Form 1a - Application for criminal legal aid - Police Prosecutions [pdf, 269 KB]

   Application for Criminal 08/16 form 1A Legal Aid - Police Prosecution IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU TO KEEP What you need to know about criminal legal aid Criminal legal aid is the government programme which pays a lawyer to represent you if you are charged with an offence and cannot afford a lawyer. If you get legal aid, you may have to pay back some or all of it. Your application Will you get legal aid? Decisions on who gets legal aid are based on th...

2. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020.. [pdf, 598 KB]

   ...Adoption Proceedings under the Adoption Act 1955 Termination of instructions Activity Fees Tasks Initial instructions not followed through $290 For • Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and the...

3. Family Fixed Fees Schedules July 2020 [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...38 Adoption Proceedings under the Adoption Act 1955 Termination of instructions Activity Fees Tasks Initial instructions not followed through $290 For • Taking instructions, attending the client • Preparing application for legal aid • Attempting to contact the client • Closing the file • Reporting to client • Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and th...

4. Legal aid final family consultation paper - 10 February 2012 [pdf, 816 KB]

   ...system in order to make it more sustainable, improve the quality of service provided to people who are eligible for legal aid, and better match public funding to New Zealanders' legal needs. It is also intended to provide greater certainty for legally aided clients, legal aid providers, and the government around the cost of legal aid services. The new fee framework is designed to apply to cases that have relatively standard costs. It recognises that, while few cases are identical,...

5. 31 August Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 532 KB]

   August 2015 Legal Aid News is your official regular communication from Legal Aid Services on all matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. In this issue ... High Quality Legal Aid Services - Good Practice Themes from Audits Form 1a Application for Criminal Legal Aid – Police Prosecutions Questions missing Family Legal Advice Service (FLAS) Availability Have Your Say on Family Violence Law Judgement from the Sup...

6. February Legal Aid News [pdf, 525 KB]

   justice.govt.nz LEGAL AID NEWS February 2017 Legal Aid News is your official regular communication from Legal Aid Services on all matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. IN THIS ISSUE … Practice Standards for Legal Aid Providers Update on changes to the administration of legal aid Urgent opposed bail applications Repayment of legal aid for domestic violence proceedings Specialist report defined Refugee and...

7. Make a Complaint about a Legal Aid Provider [pdf, 812 KB]

   MOJ0052.c1_making a complaint about a legal aid provider_VERSION 1 PagE 1 / 3 Making a complaint about a legal aid provider part 1 Your details Title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Dr Other given name Family name Your role as complainant legal aid client friend or relative (of legal aid client) court staff lawyer judge other  Your contact details Phone number Email Postal address What is the best way to contact you?   phone   email   post Please use this for...

8. Form1a Criminal legal aid application Police prosecution [pdf, 1 MB]

   Application for Criminal 07/17 form 1A Legal Aid - Police Prosecution IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU TO KEEP What you need to know about criminal legal aid Criminal legal aid is the government programme which pays a lawyer to represent you if you are charged with an offence and cannot afford a lawyer. If you get legal aid, you may have to pay back some or all of it. Your application Will you get legal aid? Decisions on who gets legal aid are based on...

9. Family-Fixed-Fees-Schedules-July-2020-Updated-18-December-2023.pdf [pdf, 473 KB]

   ...• Preparing application for amendment to grant • Reporting to client Additional Factors – Order(s) $190 For Additional client attendances may be required in instances where: 1. Self-represented litigants are party to proceedings 2. The legally aided person suffers from mental illness/intellectual disability 3. The legally aided person requires an interpreter/translator 4. The legally aided person has difficulties communicating (but doesn’t require an interpreter/tran...

10. Provider manual: 1a limited approvals operational policy [pdf, 174 KB]

    Provider Manual Part 1a – Limited approvals Operational Policy Document owner: Provider Services, Legal Aid Services, Legal and Operational Services Version: 1.1 Last updated: July 2016 3 Contents Overview of Limited Approvals 4 Purpose 4 Regulatory framework 5 Applications for Limited Approval 7 Process 7 Appli...