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1. Legal aid provider resources

   There are a range of resources available to support legal aid lawyers: Legal aid factsheets These factsheets provide basic information on variety of topics. Bail conditions File keeping Interviewing clients What to expect from a legal aid audit Providing legal aid to clients subject to Mental Health assessment or treatment Working with victims and perpetrators of sexual violence and family violence Waitangi Legal Aid factsheet for claimants Invoicing Quick Reference Guide Employment costs F...

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2. Legal aid scheme review

   The Ministry of Justice is to lead a review of the legal aid system, which provides government funding to pay for legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. The review was announced by Justice Minister, Hon Paul Goldsmith. The objective of the review is to ensure the legal aid scheme is efficient, is of good quality, and promotes access to justice in a way that is sustainable and cost-effective. However, the legal aid scheme is under pressure, and balancing access to justice against respo...

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3. LA Provider Manual Part 1 - provider approvals [pdf, 990 KB]

   ...– Provider Approvals Version 4.0 April 2015 Document owner: Provider Services, Legal Aid Services, Legal and Operational Services Last updated: April 2015 iii Contents Overview of Provider Approvals ................................................................................................... 5 Overvie...

4. Legal Aid - Flowchart - Family [pdf, 38 KB]

   You must meet any conditions of your legal aid grant, such as making interim repayments $ Getting legal aid for a family or civil case You have a civil or family dispute Work with your legal aid lawyer on your case Your legal aid lawyer will help you fill in a legal aid application Choose a lawyer that does legal aid cases Once your case is closed, we’ll send you a letter letting you know what to do next, such as making any repayments You can ask for the decision...

5. Duty Lawyer Policy v-2.16.pdf [pdf, 395 KB]

   ...info@justice.govt.nz W 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 11 Appendix 1 – Instruct...

6. Legal aid funding factsheet - examples [pdf, 92 KB]

   FACTSHEET 1 – LEGAL AID EXAMPLES OF CASES WHERE A PERSON MAY NO LONGER BE ABLE TO ACCESS LEGAL AID AND/OR WHERE PARTIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF LAWYER FOR THE CHILD. The Government proposes making changes to family legal aid eligibility: The merits test for granting family legal aid will be adjusted so the criterion to take into account the interests of other parties to proceedings is replaced with a narrower test, similar to that in place before 2...

7. Duty lawyer instructions for Wellington, Lower Hutt & Porirua District Courts [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...from 1 July 2012 1 of 7 Wellington, Lower Hutt and Porirua District Courts: Duty Lawyer instructions applicable from 1 July 2012 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...

8. LA - practice standards for legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   Practice Standards For 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 flaw in, or in relation to, the information;

9. Legal Aid Audit Report 2017-2018 [pdf, 367 KB]

   LEGAL AID AUDITOR WORKSHOP 2019 Legal aid lawyers audit summary Practice themes from the 2017-2018 quality and value audit programme Provider Services – Legal Aid July 2019 Date Contents Purpose of this report ......................................................................................................... 2 How the audit process works ............................................................................................. 3 Lawy...

10. September 2016 - special edition [pdf, 802 KB]

    Special September 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 ... Changes to the administration of granting and debt management Queries Changes to the administration of granting and debt management As part of the Ministry’s move to continually improve services for our customers we are changing the way we ad...