OIA-108159.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]
...have someone suitable, or available, to speak for them. Māori and Pasifika are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and the funding change will exacerbate this disparity, as a higher proportion of Māori and Pasifika offenders receive a legally-aided section 27 report (14% and 11% respectively), compared with New Zealand Europeans/others (7%). 15. The proposed legislative change could result in a legal claim seeking a declaration that it is inconsistent with one of the fundame...