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  1. Terms of reference [pdf, 701 KB]

    ...Specific criteria | Civil /Criminal/Family/ [select one] 13 4.3 | Value 14 SECTION 5 | Reporting and timeframe 16 5.1 | Reporting 16 5.2 | Finalising the audit report 16 5.3 | Follow up to the audit report 17 5.4 | Timeframe 17 SECTION 6 | Legal Obligations 18 6.1 | Integrity of process and auditing standards 18 6.2 | Compliance with audit 18 6.3 | Legal professional privilege 18 6.4 |Disclosure of information 19 Appendix A | Auditing principles 20 Appendix B | Rating...

  2. BORA Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Bill [pdf, 194 KB]

    Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Bill 1 August 2011 Attorney-General Legal Assistance (Sustainability) Bill – Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (PCO 15182/3.2) Our Ref: ATT395/159 1. I have reviewed this Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. While the Bill raises possible issues with ss 24 and 27 of the Bill of Rights Act, I conclude that the Bill appears to be consistent with that Act. 2. The Bill makes changes to the pr...

  3. Duty-Lawyer-Policy-v-2-v2.16.pdf [pdf, 424 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 Accommodation 10 Specific arrangements at courts with PDS Supervisors 10 Removal from the duty lawyer roster 11 Appe...

  4. 16 December Legal Aid News [pdf, 159 KB]

    justice.govt.nz LEGAL AID NEWS December 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 … Legal Aid Services processing over the holiday period Duty lawyer invoicing Queries? Legal Aid Services processing over the holiday period Criminal legal aid applications will continue to be processed between Christmas and the...

  5. [2011] NZEmpC 45 Bachu v Davie Motors Ltd [pdf, 78 KB]

    ...of this Court. I reserved the issue of costs on the challenge to enable submissions to be filed. These have now been received. [2] The defendant now seeks a substantial contribution to costs but concedes that the matter is the subject of the Legal Services Act 2000. Section 40 of that Act states as follows: 40 Liability of aided person for costs (1) If an aided person receives legal aid for civil proceedings, that person's liability under an order for costs...

  6. LA Provider Manual Part 1 Approvals - December 2018 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...Provider Approvals Version 4.2 December 2018 Document owner: Provider Services (Legal Aid), Provider and Community Services, Commissioning and Service Improvement Last updated: December 2018 iii Contents Overview of Provider Approvals ..............................................................................

  7. Committee of Management of Waipiro A13 Incorporation - Waipiro A13 Incorporation (2008) 182 Gisborne MB 1 (182 GIS 1) [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...evidence complicates the substantive application before the Couti. In patiiclllar written evidence relating to the historical activity and records ofthe Incorporation. Submissions for the Applicants [3] Counsel submitted: a) section 9(7) of the Legal Services Act 2000 bars the Incorporation fi'om receiving Legal Aid fi'om the Legal Services Agency (LSA); b) the Incorporation is not in a financial position to pursue and/or defend the applications in the present proceedi...

  8. Letter from the Legal Services Commissioner Update for Budget 2022 [pdf, 101 KB]

    Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington E lsc@justice.govt.nz T 0800 253 425 15 December 2022 Kia ora koutou, Updated Legal Aid Outcomes of Budget 2022 I wrote to you on 26 May 2022, regarding the government’s Budget 22 investment to strengthen the legal aid scheme. As part of Budget 2022, in addition to the increase in hourly rates, the investment has also allowed the Ministry to implement changes to key pol...

  10. Tawa - Tūaropaki E (2025) 332 Waiariki MB 53 (332 WAR 53) [pdf, 228 KB]

    ...Trust with a new trust order.1 The applicant in this matter, Mrs Beryl Tawa, appeared as an interested party in the trust order case. At the conclusion of the hearing, her counsel, Mr Kahukiwa, told the Court that his client wished to seek special aid. I advised him that he would need to file an application to that effect.2 [2] An application for special aid has since been filed, along with an invoice from Mr Kahukiwa’s law firm with a breakdown of the items billed. The total fig...