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There are many different claims you can start. They usually have different fees, forms and time limits. Find out about the claims you can make in the District Court Find out about the claims you can make in the High Court Get legal help You can get a lawyer to help you make a civil claim. If you can’t afford a lawyer you may be able to get: legal aid free community legal help
...Regulatory Systems (Justice) Amendment package are four Bills that deliver on the Government’s commitments, ensure good stewardship of our regulatory systems, and provide relief and benefits to people across a wide range of sectors in New Zealand. Legal aid scheme review The Government has decided to review New Zealand’s legal aid system, which is government funding to pay for legal assistance for people who cannot afford a lawyer. Firearms reform We are reforming firearms law and regul...
...determination and argues that Allotment 5 is Māori customary land. In extensive submissions he says that, notwithstanding the confiscation of the land in 1865 and later return to Māori, the various actions of the Crown in confiscating the land were illegal and customary title has never been extinguished. [3] The majority of the trustees of Allotment 5 and the Western Bay of Plenty District Council (―the Council‖) agree that Allotment 5 is Māori freehold land. [4] We also agre...
...the north of Lot 3 and an entranceway to the south of Lot 3 on the Māori land; (v) Meeting all survey, council and legal costs, including reimbursing the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court the costs of Mr Powell met out of the Special Aid Fund amounting to $12,602.56; (vi) Paying compensation to the Māori landowners of $20,000.00. (b) the General landowners registering against the two General land titles a covenant in favour of the Māori land restricting any further s...
Published on 1 July 2020 New legislation took effect on 1 July 2020 that restores the right to legal representation at the start of a Family Court care of children hearing. The legislation was announced as part of a package in Budget 2020 designed to support eligible parties in Family Court proceedings to access a private lawyer or legal aid. The Family Court (Supporting Families in Court) Legislation Act 2020 ensures that families and whānau are well supported with early legal advice. This wil...
...refer to after making the decision to represent yourself in criminal proceedings. Some helpful links include: Citizens Advice Bureau Community Law Centres Community Law Centres manual Courts of New Zealand New Zealand Law Society Criminal case process Legal Aid New Zealand Legal Information Institute Read about New Zealand’s constitutional system
...request. However, three of these documents are being withheld in full under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act, to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials. The fourth document is an aide memoire titled, ‘Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Injury or Death) Amendment Bill – Member’s Bill: overview and options for next steps” and is attached to this letter. Please note, some information has been withheld under the follo...
...simple. The Environment Court is constituted under Part 11 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA), and has the constitution, powers, discretions, and obligations, set out between sections 247 and 308. Nowhere is the Court mandated to offer legal aid, legal services, or to rectify 1 An example is the Environmental Defence Society Inc., which itself provides advice to others on occasion. 2 power imbalances. The closest one...
...reason to take any further action in respect of this aspect of the complaint, but for the reason that rr 3.4 and 3.5 were not in effect at the beginning of Mr FH’s retainer so he could not comply with them. The decision is modified accordingly. Aiding and abetting a breach of the rules [25] The first point is that the complaint relies on a decision by the Committee that has been modified by this Office on review. Although the determination that Mr BT contravened r 13.5 was confirme...
Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 0800 253 425 lsc@justice.govt.nz 27 March 2023 Kia ora koutou, I am pleased to announce the introduction of the duty lawyer minimum payment policy which will now allow duty lawyers to be paid for a minimum of two hours on weekdays and a minimum of four hours on weekends and public holidays. This policy will take effect on 3 April 2023 as the standard approach for duty law...