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  1. 18 March 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 281 KB]

    March Legal Aid News Payment to providers around Easter We’ve made the following adjustments to the payment schedule to accommodate Easter and Anzac Day:  in the week before Easter payments will be made to providers on Monday 14 April, Wednesday, 16 April and Thursday, 17 April.  in the week between Easter and Anzac Day, they’ll be made on Wednesday, 23 April and Thursday, 24 April. Payment schedules will return to normal from Monday 28 April. Responses to...

  2. Combined jurisdiction legal aid form submissions and decisions [pdf, 984 KB]

    Legal Aid Services Combined jurisdiction legal aid application form Submissions and decisions May 2018 Foreword Thank you to everyone who engaged with the review on the combined jurisdiction legal aid application form through the Ministry of Justice website, or via submissions to the New Zealand Law Society or the Public Defence Service. Your contributions have helped us to determine the...

  3. Get a criminal legal aid lawyer

    For most criminal legal aid cases, we will choose a lawyer to help you. For serious cases, you can choose your own lawyer. Less serious charges After you have sent in your legal aid application you’ll get a letter telling you whether legal aid has been granted. If it’s been granted, the letter will include the name of the lawyer assigned to you and their contact details. The lawyer assigned to you will be an approved legal aid lawyer, and may be from the Public Defence Service Once legal aid...

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  4. Reviewing legal aid decisions [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    REVIEWING LEGAL AID DECISIONS The Legal Aid Tribunal can review decisions made about your legal aid You can ask the Legal Aid Tribunal to review decisions made by the Legal Services Commissioner about your legal aid. Contact the Tribunal if you think a decision about your legal aid is: • clearly unfair (‘manifestly unreasonable’) and/or • ‘wrong in law’. You can’t ask for a review just because you disagree with the decision. What decisions can the Tribunal review? Th...

  5. 29 May Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 457 KB]

    MAY 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 ... Parole work has moved to Wellington Non-GST registered suppliers Clarification on legal aid fees for restorative justice Family and civil Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases have moved to Wellington Queries? Parole work has moved to Wellington From 1 Jun...

  6. Legal Aid Complaints Management Policy [pdf, 633 KB]

    ...Ministry of Justice 2021 © Crown Copyright Ministry of Justice The Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088, Wellington, New Zealand T +64 4 918 8800 F +64 4 918 8820 E info@justice.govt.nz W www.justice.govt.nz Document owner: Legal Aid Provider, Legal Aid Services, Legal and Operational Services Last updated: January 2022 http://www.justice.govt.nz/ iii Contents Overview of Complaints Management 1 Overview 1 About this part 1 Glossary of terms...

  7. Complaints Management Policy [pdf, 624 KB]

    ...Ministry of Justice 2021 © Crown Copyright Ministry of Justice The Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088, Wellington, New Zealand T +64 4 918 8800 F +64 4 918 8820 E info@justice.govt.nz W www.justice.govt.nz Document owner: Legal Aid Provider, Legal Aid Services, Legal and Operational Services Last updated: 2022 http://www.justice.govt.nz/ iii Contents Overview of Complaints Management 1 Overview 1 About this part 1 Glossary of terms 1 Ref...

  8. Make a Complaint About a Legal Aid Provider [pdf, 304 KB]

    1 Making a complaint about a legal aid provider When to use this form Please use this form if you want to make a complaint about a legal aid lawyer (provider) who is/has provided legal services to you or someone you know. Before making a complaint, we encourage you to try to resolve any issues by talking to the legal aid provider directly, unless it is inappropriate to do this. Completing this form • You can email the form to: legalaidcomplaints@justice.govt.nz • Alternat...

  9. Make a complaint about a legal aid provider [pdf, 304 KB]

    1 Making a complaint about a legal aid provider When to use this form Please use this form if you want to make a complaint about a legal aid lawyer (provider) who is/has provided legal services to you or someone you know. Before making a complaint, we encourage you to try to resolve any issues by talking to the legal aid provider directly, unless it is inappropriate to do this. Completing this form • You can email the form to: legalaidcomplaints@justice.govt.nz • Alternat...