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1. Duty Lawyer Policy v-2.14.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...www.justice.govt.nz http://www.justice.govt.nz/ iii Contents Duty lawyer service 4 Introduction 4 Appointment as a duty lawyer 4 Authority for the service 4 Glossary 4 Responsibilities of duty lawyers 5 Applications for criminal legal aid 5 Attendance requirements 6 Supervision of the duty lawyer service 7 Payment 8 Travel time and mileage 9 Specific arrangements at courts with PDS Supervisors 10 Removal from the duty lawyer roster 10 Appendix 1 – Instruc...

2. Duty Lawyer Policy v2.15.pdf [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...www.justice.govt.nz http://www.justice.govt.nz/ iii Contents Duty lawyer service 4 Introduction 4 Appointment as a duty lawyer 4 Authority for the service 4 Glossary 4 Responsibilities of duty lawyers 5 Applications for criminal legal aid 5 Attendance requirements 6 Supervision of the duty lawyer service 7 Payment 8 Travel time and mileage 9 Specific arrangements at courts with PDS Supervisors 10 Removal from the duty lawyer roster 10 Appendix 1 – Instruc...

3. OIA-124365.pdf [pdf, 854 KB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz 29 August 2025 Our ref: OIA 124365 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Civil Legal Aid for Māori Land Court Proceedings Thank you for your email of 31 July 2025, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding civil legal aid in the Māori Land Court. Sp...

4. OIA-113265.pdf [pdf, 308 KB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 12 July 2024 Our ref: OIA 113265 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal aid lawyers Thank you for your email of 13 June 2024, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), requesting information regarding Legal Aid Lawyers. Specifically, you requested: If a person is on.legal.and [sic] the the legal aid lawyer miscon...

5. Mental-health-proceedings-steps.pdf [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 Step 1: Section 16 review Step Grant Guideline Hours Activities normally covered by Guideline Hours New instructions up to 3 hours For • Receiving initial instructions and identifying legal and factual issues • Preparing application for legal aid (and amendment to grant if expecting to exceed the guideline hours for this step) • Reporting to and invoicing Legal Aid Repeat within 4 months up to 2 hours Repeat w...

6. OIA-124938.pdf [pdf, 726 KB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz Our ref: OIA 124938 12 September 2025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal aid grants and legal aid debt Thank you for your emails of 14 August 2025, requesting information on the amount of approved legal aid paid to Cooper Legal and the amount of legal aid debt paid by clients who received services from Cooper Legal. Specifi...

7. 27 March Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 518 KB]

   MARCH 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 ... Fee for Cost Contribution Order submissions Specialist reports activity in the family fixed fee schedules Provider approvals for proceeds of crime work Smarter Scheduling in District Courts Police Detention Legal Assistance (PDLA) assignments Queries Fee...

8. LCRO 142/2016 TR v YV (28 November 2018) [pdf, 181 KB]

   ...[3] The [Area] Standards Committee (the Committee), at times, considered itself to be somewhat restricted in pursuing Ms TR’s complaints because Mr YV’s client had not herself lodged a complaint about his conduct. However, a person who has legal knowledge and experience will be in a far better position to recognise the shortcomings of a fellow practitioner and in this regard Ms TR has felt compelled to make this complaint 2 out of a sense of responsibility to Mr YV’s clien...

9. Legal aid debt

   Contact Legal Aid Debt on 0800 600 090 to discuss the best way to pay your legal aid debt and set up a suitable payment arrangement. If you are required to make regular payments, you may have to start them straight away. Legal Aid Debt can send you an automatic payment form to get these payments started. Ways of paying your legal aid debt You can make repayments in different ways, including: Over the phone by calling 0800 600 090 (free from NZ mobile or landline) to pay by credit card. We accep...

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10. RA Form 1 - Application for Review [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/ra Review Authority Page a For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/ra RA 05/11 - 1 Application for Review (Legal Services Act 2011) Form 1 1 What is this form for? Use this form if you want to apply to the Review Authority (the Authority) for a review of the Secretary for Justice’s decision relating to your status as a legal aid provider or legal services provider. 2 Who can apply for a review? You may...