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  1. Third party authorisation form [pdf, 255 KB]

    ...Third party authorisation form This form authorises the Legal Services Commissioner to disclose personal information they hold about a person’s legal aid grant(s) to an authorised third party. Legal aid client number if known: Full name of legally aided person: Third party details Full name: Date of birth: Relationship to legally aided person: Address: Phone number: Personal information about legally aided person to be disclosed to third party (tick): ☐ Informatio...

  2. Summary of submissions and final decisions [pdf, 347 KB]

    Legal Aid Services Family and civil legal aid application form Submissions and final decisions November 2017 Foreword Thank you to everyone who engaged with the review on the combined family and civil legal aid application form, either through the Ministry of Justice website or via submissions to the New Zealand Law Society. Your contributions have helped us to depart from requiring multiple fo...

  3. Duty Lawyer Operational Policy for CPIP 2024 [pdf, 363 KB]

    ...+64 4 918 8800 F +64 4 918 8820 E lsc@justice.govt.nz W www.justice.govt.nz http://www.justice.govt.nz/ iii Contents Duty lawyer service 4 Introduction 4 Appointment as a duty lawyer 5 Contract for the Provision of Specified Legal Services 5 Authority for the service 5 Glossary 5 Responsibilities of duty lawyers 5 Taking instructions 6 Applications for criminal legal aid 7 Attendance requirements 8 Supervision of the duty lawyer service 9 Payment 10 T...

  4. Legal aid civil consultation paper [pdf, 583 KB]

    Consultation Paper New fees framework for civil (ACC) legal aid providers Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or...

  5. Legal aid civil (ACC) consultation paper [pdf, 583 KB]

    Consultation Paper New fees framework for civil (ACC) legal aid providers Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inadequacy, deficiency, or...

  6. Applying be a Legal Aid Provider Step by Step Guide [pdf, 468 KB]

    Applying to be a legal aid provider Step-by-step guide Ministry of Justice May 2024 Introduction This guide will help you complete an application to become an approved provider of legal aid services or specified legal services under section 77 of the Legal Services Act 2011 (Act). The guide explains some of the terms used in the forms and includes a checklist to help you ensure your application is complete. Before you can provide legal aid services or specified legal ser...

  7. Short - Tumu Kaituna 14 (2021) 249 Waiariki MB 71 (249 WAR 71) [pdf, 238 KB]

    ...Whether, if orders under s 98 are granted, orders under s 98(6) would be appropriate (to take a charge over the land); (iii) Whether the applicant could prosecute their case without special aid; (iv) A detailed estimate of costs; and (v) Whether legal aid has been applied for and, if not, why not. [7] I advised that once the requested information is received the application for special aid would be considered. [8] In May 2018, Mr Dennett advised that the trustees were in the proce...

  8. 18 December 2015 Legal Aid News [pdf, 373 KB]

    December 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 ... Family versus Civil Listing Parole Applications New General Manager, Legal Aid Services Christmas Payments Thank You and Happy Holidays Queries Family versus Civil Listing Recent advice from our National Specialist Advisors has clarified a sim...

  9. Deed of Assignment of Award of Costs [pdf, 148 KB]

    www.justice.govt.nz Page 1 of 2 on behalf of the Legal Services Commissioner Deed of Assignment of Award of Costs Parties: A. ____________________________________________________ (“the Aided Person”) B. The Legal Services Commissioner (“the Commissioner”) under the Legal Services Act 2011 (“the Act”) Background: 1. The Aided Person was granted legal aid under legal aid grant number ______________ (“the legal aid grant”) under the Act f...

  10. Form 1 Crown Prosecution [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    Application for Criminal 08/17 form 1 Legal Aid - Crown 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...