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...Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 27 February 2024 Our ref: OIA 108973 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Court & legal aid information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 12 January 2024, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). For ease of response, your request has been numbered, and is as follows:...
Templates V12 – August 2017 page 1 08/17 form 49 Amendment to Grant Civil Legal Aid Fixed Fee/Fixed Fee Plus Children’s Workers Exemption Appeals Legal aid file no. Lead provider’s ref. Name of aided person Name of lead provider Name of law firm Applicable fee schedule(s) Amendment sought: To replace fixed fee (start at A below) For additional work required when fixed fee has already been claimed (start at A below)...
...having been informed that she owned a house that was rented out. Aside from that comment information about Ms Crossen’s property ownership was scant. [11] The application was opposed, primarily on the ground that Ms Crossen was applying for legal aid funding. The other ground was a claim that the proceeding involved a matter of public interest concerning the scope of the settlement agreement in the context of wage arrears. [12] At the time submissions about this ap...
Templates V17 – July 2019 page 1 07/19 form 32a Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fees Care of Children/Guardianship Legal aid file no. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Provider number Law firm Firm number Details of claim Fixed Fee: Date fixed fee(s) completed Fixed Fee Plus: Covers period from to Interim invoice Fina...
Version 19 – September 2022 page 1 09/22 form 33 Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fees Family Violence (Applicant & Respondent) Legal aid file no. Invoice date Invoice number GST number Lead provider’s ref. To: Legal Aid, DX Box Number City Customer Lead provider Provider number Law firm Firm number Details of claim Fixed Fee: Date fixed fee(s) completed Fixed Fee Plus: Covers period from to Interim invoice Final...
...that laws and contracts will be enforced. The functioning of the court and tribunal system also needs to reflect and give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This area also includes the appointment and jurisdiction of judicial officers and the provision of legal aid services. Together with the constitutional regulatory area, it provides the platform that underpins all other regulatory systems in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Ministry works with the Judiciary in this regulatory area. The Judiciary and t...
The tribunal was set up as an independent judicial body on 1 July 2011 under the Legal Services Act 2011. Legal Services Act 2011 The tribunal consists of a chairperson and members who deal with all reviews. All members are lawyers with a wide range of legal experience. Procedures & practices From time to time, the tribunal issues practice notes. These tell people applying to the tribunal how it runs and what they need to do. Practice notes are put out under section 65(2)(b) of the Legal Ser...
Legal Aid PAGE 6 / 7 Case example coversheet Applicant Role Case name and citation Area of law Main legal/factual issues Your key contribution to the case Indicate your experience evidenced in this case example Type of involvement Percentage you provided % % % % % Supporting document index For each case example you should provide copies of relevant important documents (for example, submissions) that demonstrate your involvement. You do not need to provide your whole file. Pl...
Background There’s no legal right to receive compensation from the Government for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. However, the Government in its discretion may decide to compensate someone who has been wrongly convicted and imprisoned by making an ex gratia (voluntary) payment. Cabinet has established Compensation Guidelines to aid its consideration of applications for such compensation. The latest version of the Guidelines was issued in 2020. To read the...
Background There’s no legal right to receive compensation from the Government for wrongful conviction and detention. However, the Government in its discretion may decide to compensate someone who has been wrongly convicted and served a sentence of imprisonment or detention by making an ex gratia (voluntary) payment. Cabinet has established Compensation Guidelines to aid consideration of applications for such compensation. The Guidelines also apply to someone who i...