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  1. OIA-111056.pdf [pdf, 727 KB]

    Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington lsc@justice.govt.nz 2 May 2024 Our ref: OIA 111056 Tēnā koe Official Information Act 1982 request: Legal Aid Provider Assignments Thank you for your request to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 2 April 2024. Specifically, you requested: 1. Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, how many Whangarei-based...

  2. 20 May 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 460 KB]

    Legal Aid News Coming soon - RealMe®, a new way to login to the Resolution Management System (RMS) Later in the month all users of the Resolution Management System (RMS) will log-in using the RealMe® service. What is RealMe®? The RealMe service is an authentication service used by a variety of organisations. The service is designed to protect your privacy and security. Once you have a RealMe login you'll be able to use it in many places, saving you from remembering lots...

  3. Proposed amended Auditing and Monitoring Policy [pdf, 811 KB]

    ...http://www.justice.govt.nz/ iii Contents Overview of Audit and Monitoring i Overview i About this part i Purpose i Glossary of terms i References i In this part i Chapter 1 – Quality Assurance Checks 1 Overview 1 Process 1 Legal references 2 Purpose and scope of quality assurance checks 2 Purpose of quality assurance checks 2 Scope of quality assurance checks 2 The quality assurance checking process 3 List of providers for assurance checking 3 Minist...

  4. Application for Criminal Legal Aid Form [pdf, 422 KB]

    Legal Aid PAGE 1 / 6 Application for criminal legal aid If you have any questions call 0800 2 LEGAL AID (253 425) or go to: www.justice.govt.nz/legal-aid Personal details 1 Title Mr Ms Mrs Miss 2 Full name 3 Have you ever used another name? Yes No If yes, your other names used: 4 Date of birth dd / mm / yyyy 5 Your current address Postcode 6 Your postal address (if different from current address, or in custody) Postcode 7 Home phone 8 Work phone 9 Mobile phone 10 Other contact...

  5. Application for Criminal Legal Aid form [pdf, 358 KB]

    Legal Aid PAGE 1 / 6 Application for criminal legal aid If you have any questions call 0800 2 LEGAL AID (253 425) or go to: www.justice.govt.nz/legal-aid Personal details 1 Title Mr Ms Mrs Miss 2 Full name 3 Have you ever used another name? Yes No If yes, your other names used: 4 Date of birth dd / mm / yyyy 5 Your current address Postcode 6 Your postal address (if different from current address, or in custody) Postcode 7 Home phone 8 Work phone 9 Mobile phone 10 Other contact...

  6. OIA-124127.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    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 5 September 2025 Our ref: OIA 124127 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Removal of funding for section 27 reports Thank you for your email of 25 July 2025, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), copies of documents related to the removal of funding for section 27 r...

  7. LCRO 13/2021 ZW v HN (25 November 2021) [pdf, 250 KB]

    LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2021] NZLCRO 197 Ref: LCRO 13/2021 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a determination of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN ZW Applicant AND HN Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr ZW has a...

  8. Legal aid review - public consultation commences

    The Ministry of Justice is encouraging everyone to have their say on New Zealand’s legal aid system, which provides government funding to pay for legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. The Ministry has released a discussion document for public consultation which is available for submissions from 11 June to 1 August 2025. The start of the public consultation period was announced by the Minister of Justice, Hon Paul Goldsmith.  The objective of the review is to ensure that the le...

  9. 31 August Legal Aid News [pdf, 547 KB]

    August 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 ... Three fixed fees that may be claimed incorrectly Determining merit in Protection of Personal Property Rights Act 1988 applications Queries Three fixed fees that may be claimed incorrectly A recent internal review identified more clarity is required on the...

  10. Consulation Paper [pdf, 315 KB]

    Consultation Paper Proposed changes to audit selection metrics in the legal aid Audit and Monitoring policy and Audit Terms of Reference Purpose 1. We are seeking comment from the legal profession on proposed changes to the Legal Aid Provider Auditing and Monitoring Policy (the audit policy) and the Legal Aid Provider Audit Terms of Reference (audit TOR). 2. The proposed changes would add additional risk assessment metrics used during the provider selection proces...