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1. 29 February Legal Aid News [pdf, 458 KB]

   February 2016 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 ... Claiming hearing time for Family Violence Courts Improved Grants Handbook New criminal disbursement: Photocopying of trial file Specialist reports defined Queries Claiming hearing time for Family Violence Courts The criminal fixed fee schedule has b...

2. Duty lawyer instructions for North Shore District Court [pdf, 63 KB]

   Duty lawyer instructions: North Shore District Court Effective from 21 March 20111 Authority for the duty lawyer service 1. The Secretary for Justice has, under section 68(2)(b) of the Legal Services Act 2011, gazetted the duty lawyer service as a specified legal service. 2. The Gazette notice sets out the object of the duty lawyer service which is to ensure that a sufficient number of lawyers is available in each district court to assist, advise and represent unr...

3. Form1 Criminal legal aid application Crown Prosecution [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   Application for Criminal 07/17 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...

4. Application-to-provide-legal-aid-ServicesV21.8.pdf [pdf, 2 MB]

   Legal Aid Application to provide legal aid services PAGE 1 / 7 Contact details 1 Title and full name Title 2 Are you currently or have you previously been a Legal Aid Provider? Yes No Provider number (if known) For questions 3-7 please only provide details you’re comfortable with being publicly available. 3 Practice name 4 Practice postal address 5 Work phone 6 Mobile phone 7 Work email Please provide your (or your practice’s) bank account and GST number, if we don’t already h...

5. Legal aid scheme review - frequently asked questions

   The Government is undertaking a review of the legal aid system in 2025. The release by the Ministry of Justice of a discussion document has prompted several questions from the legal profession and the public. To assist, the Ministry is publishing its responses to frequently asked questions.  How many legal aid providers are there and what is the split between criminal, civil and family law? How has the number of legal aid providers changed over time? How have rates of payment changed over...

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6. 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...

7. 17 January 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 361 KB]

   January Legal Aid News New Family Legal Advice Service Last week we emailed all approved family legal aid lawyers, inviting you to apply to become a provider of the new Family Legal Advice Service. This new service will provide out-of-court legal guidance to low income earners with care of children disputes – helping those clients to understand their options for resolution, and helping them to complete court entry forms if required. Although it’s not a legal aid service, the...

8. 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...

9. 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...

10. 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...