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1. J v Secretary for Justice 22 December 2015 NZRA 003/2015 [pdf, 32 KB]

   ...decision dated 27 October 2015, The Secretary for Justice (“the Secretary”) declined approval of the Applicant as a Lead Provider of Criminal PAL 1. 2. The Secretary decided that the Applicant did not meet the criteria for ap- proval under the Legal Services Act 2011 and the Legal Services (Quali- ty Assurance) Regulations 2011 as a provider for the following reasons: a. the Applicant had not demonstrated experience and compe- tence in Criminal PAL 1 proceedings; and b. had not sa...

2. OIA-113748.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...Responding to gang harm ................................................................................................12 Taking a tougher approach to sentencing ........................................................................14 Court fines and legal aid debt collection changes ............................................................16 Court and tribunals fees – increased revenue ..................................................................18 Return of funding for co...

3. Legal aid for civil family disputes - Chinese [pdf, 943 KB]

   ...在《2003年智力残疾（强制监护和康复）法案》下的诉讼中 的“提议监护的病人”。 更多信息 有关法律援助的更多信息，请和您本地的法律援助办公室联 系，或浏览司法部的网址:justice.govt.nz/legal-aid。 有关法律的信息，包括人们经常遇到问题的一些法律领域，例 如：家事、住房、雇用和财务方面，可以浏览网站LawAccess (lawaccess.govt.nz)。 家事法庭隶属于地区法院。要寻�...

4. OX v XX Standards Committee LCRO 180/2015 (4 October 2016) [pdf, 456 KB]

   ...1 As a result of the decision that is under review. 3 [8] Mr OX says there are currently about eight lawyers on the [Town] roster, and there were fewer back in 2014. He says he earns his living by doing legally aided work, and that LSA keeps a record of a lawyer’s refusals. Mr OX says he has declined several appointments on the basis of a conflict of interest, but the matter that is at the centre of the present review is the only appointme...

5. LCRO 58/2018 QD v FZ (12 October 2018) [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...on his part pursuant to s 12(b) and (c) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). The Committee ordered Mr QD to pay a fine of $1,500 and costs of $500. Background [2] Mr QD acted for Mr FZ in criminal matters subject to a grant of legal aid. Their professional relationship became difficult, then came to an end with Mr FZ terminating the retainer by email to Mr QD dated 2 February 2017 saying: As from today 02.02.17 I dismiss you as my lawyer for the case CRI-XXX-XXX...

6. Justice Sector forecast 2011 to 2021 update quarter ending December 2011 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Service ................................................................................................. 8 1.7 Prison population ................................................................................................................... 10 1.8 Legal Aid ................................................................................................................................ 10 2. Focus: Trends in recorded crime ....................................................................

7. CPA Summons to defendant proof of service copy [pdf, 886 KB]

   ...Registrar will make a decision whether you are held in custody, on bail, or free to go (at large) until you have to come back to court. If you do not come to court when you are meant to, a warrant for your arrest may be issued. Availability of free legal advice Community law centres Your local community law centre can give initial legal advice free of charge. More information is available from the community law centre website. Duty lawyers On the day you have to come to court,...

8. Te Manutukutuku Issue 2 [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...Director, Wira Gardiner, left the Waitangi Tribunal at the end of September to take up the position of General Manager of the Iwi Transition Agency. Applications for the position of Director have closed and a new appointment will be made in November. Legal Aid for Claimants As a result of its agreement with the New Zealand Maori Council about State Owned Enterprises, the Crown, in 1988, amended the Legal Aid Act of 1969 to provide legal aid for those submitting a claim to the Waitang...

9. AH v Secretary for Justice 17 August 2012 NZRA 000011 [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...seeks a review of that decision BACKGROUND 4. The Applicant was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand in 1973. He has practised principally in the area of criminal proceedings since then. 5. Prior to the commencement of The Legal Services Act 2011 (the Act) he held approvals as a lead provider for Criminal PC 3, Family and Civil. He held approval as a Duty Lawyer and had been a duty lawyer from the time the scheme commenced. He was as well a duty lawyer supervi...

10. OIA-106781.pdf [pdf, 367 KB]

    ...correct? If so I will withdraw this request upon your confirmation. In response to your email, on 31 August 2023 the Ministry advised that the only information that we hold where ethnicity might have been recorded, would be for individuals who were legally aided and had disbursements for reports produced under section 27 of the Sentencing Act 2002, from 1 November 2017 to 31 July 2023. We further advised that because more than 80% of applicants had their ethnicity recorded as “unk...