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1. Te Rau o te Tika: Justice System Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 3060)

   ...with a focus on the administration of justice. The Tribunal has structured the Inquiry into three parts: Whakatika ki Runga – a mini-inquiry that was held in 2022 about the funding of claimant participation in Waitangi Tribunal processes, including legal aid. Te Tūāpapa o te Tika – a process involving people appointed as Pou Tikanga, or authorities on tikanga, with events taking place at four different locations in May and June 2023. The Tribunal’s intention is that insights gained...

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2. Duty lawyers helping you at court for free - Chinese [pdf, 604 KB]

   值班律师 在法庭免费 为您提供帮助 申请值班律师的信息指南 您本地的法律援助办公室 MOJ0087CS_APR15 Auckland DX DX10660 North Shore City T 09 488 5440 auckland.legalaid@justice.govt.nz Waitakere DX CX10351, Glendene T 09 837 9860 waitakere.legalaid@justice.govt.nz Manukau DX EX10980, Manukau T 09 262 7750 manukau.legalaid@justice.govt.nz Rotorua DX JX10551, Rotorua T 07 350 1090 rotorua.legalaid@justice.govt.nz New Plymouth DX NX10010, New...

3. Information gathering transparency statement

   ...public sector agencies to enable them to do the same. The Ministry does not have any statutory crime detection or prevention functions, but does collect information to provide administrative support to court functions, execute court orders, and trace Legal Aid and fines and reparations debtors. Regulatory compliance and law enforcement Most information we collect or receive is provided directly by individuals or other agencies such as the New Zealand Police and the Department of Corrections. Th...

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4. FDR Operating Guidelines [pdf, 713 KB]

   ...involvement, and help people develop skills to resolve future issues regarding the care of their children. FDR must be delivered in accordance with the Family Dispute Resolution Act 2013 (the Act), the outcome agreement and these guidelines. • Family Legal Advice Service (FLAS) – initial legal advice and information so that people involved in a dispute about the care of their children can: o understand their rights, responsibilities and options o get help to complete court for...

5. Access to Justice Legal Needs Survey Final Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   0 ACCESS TO JUSTICE: 2023 LEGAL NEEDS SURVEY FINAL REPORT 29 October 2024 1 Acknowledgements from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry for Business, Innovation, and Employment Survey participants We would like to thank the 5,390 New Zealanders who took part in the survey and shared their stories. Service providers We appreciate the work of Ian Binnie and his team at Solasta Consulting who prepared for, and...

6. Glossary

   ...a death that also includes the coroner’s reasoning. Recommendations or comments that might prevent a similar death happening in the future may be included, but not always. A finding is usually the last step in the coronial process. Hearing A legal proceeding where an issue of law or fact is debated and the parties present evidence and submissions to the court. Hearing on the papers At a hearing ‘on the papers’, the coroner reads all the evidence in their office (their chambers...

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7. S v J LCRO 5 / 2008 (13 February 2009) [pdf, 39 KB]

   ...to life alleged. It was also the charge to which a weaker defence existed (given the fact that Client S’s son was aware of the former incident and had taken his co-offender to the second toilet and was present at the incident). 2 [3] The Legal Services Agency assigned a Counsel A to assist with the proceedings as counsel on a legally aided basis. Initially Client S’s son was granted bail, but as a result of four breaches of bail he was placed in custody on 2 May 2008 when he...

8. Tana v Mahanga - Pukahakaha East 5B (2022) 255 Taitokerau MB 229 (255 TTK 229) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...the type of application or other proceeding in question and (b) be accompanied by the documents or information that are required by these rules. (Emphasis added) [7] Obviously and as conceded by Mr Beaumont himself, the emailed application said to have been sent on 8 July was incomplete and unsigned. Therefore, the emailed application failed to comply with rule 4.2(3)(a) and (b) and 4.2(5)(a). I note that the physical copy of the application filed with the Court is signed...

9. [2018] NZLCDT 10 Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Hay [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...lawyer overall, so as to ascertain fitness to practise. [6] All of these factors are weighed with a clear focus on the purposes of the LCA:2 Section 3 “(1) The purposes of this Act are– (a) to maintain public confidence in the provision of legal services … (b) to protect the consumers of legal services … …” [7] The purposes of penalty are reinforced in one of the leading cases on penalty Daniels3 at para [22] where the full Court stated: “It is well known that th...

10. Graphs for 2016-2021 legal aid forecast report [xlsx, 241 KB]

    Notes Justice Sector Forecast Legal Aid Forecast 2016-2021 The Legal Aid forecast is different from the other outputs of the Justice Sector Forecast. This is fiscal information, and we need also to consider the action of accrual processes. The forecast is measured against Ministry of Justice financial figures, which make allowance for accruals.   We produce a basic forecast on a monthly basis, but the other processes involved, particularly accruals, mean that reporting on t...