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1. Legal aid grants June 2019 [xlsx, 98 KB]

   Contents Legal Aid grants Contents: Table 1a: Total number of legal aid grants, by legal aid type, 2009/2010 - 2018/2019 Table 1b: Total legal aid expenditure, by legal aid type, 2011/2012 - 2018/2019 Table 2a: Number of criminal legal aid grants, by region, 2009/2010 - 2018/2019 Table 2b: Number of family legal aid grants, by region, 2009/2010 - 2018/2019 Table 2c: Number of civil legal aid grants, by region, 2009/2010 - 2018/2019 Table 2d: Number of Waitangi Tribunal leg...

2. 2019 archive

   A message from the Legal Services Commissioner Message from Secretary for Justice Legal aid provider ‘Contract for Services’ (contract): variation of contract Criminal Case Assignment Christmas and New Year availability Special duty lawyer arrangements for the holiday period Cut-off date for invoices reminder Temporary closure of Levin District Court Expressions of interest sought for legal aid provider selection committee members Advertisement for District Inspector of Mental Health positi...

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   Your legal aid lawyer Find out more about lawyer requirements, changing your lawyer, what to do if you think your lawyer has charged too much and how to make a complaint about your lawyer. Your legal aid lawyer What to expect from your legal aid lawyer Find out what you should expect from your legal aid lawyer. What to expect from your legal aid lawyer Make a complaint about a legal aid lawyer Find out how legal aid clients can complain about their legal aid lawyer. Make a complaint about a lega...

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4. Regulatory Impact Statement December 2009 Legal Aid Review [pdf, 85 KB]

   1 Regulatory Impact Statement Executive summary The review of the legal aid system chaired by Dame Margaret Bazley found that the legal aid system is facing serious challenges which threaten its viability into the future. Demand for legal aid is expected to increase markedly, with implications for expenditure. The review’s 86 recommendations amount to an overhaul of the legal aid system. The issues raised in the report are serious. There has also been a resulting loss of public...

5. Financial-Obligations.pdf [pdf, 123 KB]

   These obligations apply to all legal aid jurisdictions Legal aid providers have financial obligations in their legal aid work they must abide by. These obligations are set out under sections 105 and 107 of the Legal Services Act 2011 (the Act). Section 105 Providers not to take unauthorised payments Section 105 of the Act states that providers are not to take unauthorised payments: No provider may take payments from or in respect of a person to whom legal aid services or s...

6. Application for Legal Aid Tribunal Review [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/lat Legal Aid Tribunal Page a For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/lat LAT 05/11 - 1 Application for Review (Legal Services Act 2011) 1 What is this form for? Use this form if you want to apply to the Legal Aid Tribunal (the Tribunal) for a review of the Legal Services Commissioner’s decision. 2 Who can apply for a review? You can apply for a review of the Legal Services Commissioner’s decision if you...

7. Legal aid grants December 2018 [xlsx, 91 KB]

   Contents Legal Aid grants Contents: Table 1a: Number of Criminal Legal Aid grants, by region, 2009 - 2018 Table 1b: Number of Family Legal Aid grants, by region, 2009 - 2018 Table 1c: Number of Civil Legal Aid grants, by region, 2009 - 2018 Table 1d: Number of Waitangi Tribunal Legal Aid grants, by region, 2009 - 2018 Table 2: Amount of Legal Aid expenditure, by legal aid type, 2012 - 2018 Table 3a: Number of people granted Criminal Legal Aid, by gender, 2009 - 2018 Tab...

8. LAT Form 1 - Application for Review [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/lat Legal Aid Tribunal Page a For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/lat LAT 05/11 - 1 Application for Review (Legal Services Act 2011) 1 What is this form for? Use this form if you want to apply to the Legal Aid Tribunal (the Tribunal) for a review of the Legal Services Commissioner’s decision. 2 Who can apply for a review? You can apply for a review of the Legal Services Commissioner’s decision if you...

9. Legal aid guidance for lawyers applying for approval as a legal aid provider [pdf, 80 KB]

   Guidance for lawyers applying for approval as a legal aid provider Client care information The purpose of this document is to set out the Ministry’s requirements, with respect to client care information, for lawyers seeking approval as legal aid providers. Making relevant and important information available and accessible to clients at the earliest possible time is an essential component of a quality legal aid system. The Ministry considers that the legal aid client should...

10. OIA-Legal Aid information [pdf, 263 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 4 November 2024 Our ref: OIA 116301 Tēnā koe Official Information Act 1982 request: Legal aid information Thank you for your email of 30 September 2024, requesting information regarding legal aid. Specifically, you requested: 1. How many applications were made for legal aid by people who earn over $100,000 in the civil...