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1. Auckland Standards Committee v Eteuati [2009] NZLCDT 17 [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...[2] I record that this matter first came before the Tribunal in October and had been set down for a formal proof because no steps had been taken by Mrs Eteuati but that she appeared at that hearing and sought an adjournment in order to obtain legal advice. Fortunately that she has now done and is today represented by Mr Curry who one or two days ago, indicated to the Society and the Tribunal that the charge would be accepted by Mrs Eteuati and so I record that plea which was recei...

2. OIA-120116.pdf [pdf, 808 KB]

   ...the Ministry has prepared the information for release. In response to your request for an overview of Waitangi Tribunal expenses by year, please see Table 1 attached. Table 1 provides the Waitangi Tribunal costs, including tribunal member fees and legal aid costs, for 2003/04 to 2023/24. Please note the following: • Due to system changes, we are unable to provide any information from before the 2003/04 financial year. • The Ministry does not have information on amounts paid to ju...

3. Justice Sector Legal Aid forecast 2015 to 2020 graphs [xlsx, 231 KB]

   Notes Justice Sector Forecast Legal Aid Forecast 2015-2020 The Legal Aid forecast is different from the other outputs of the Justice Sector Forecast. This is fiscal information, and we need also to consider the action of accrual processes. The forecast is measured against Ministry of Justice financial figures, which make allowance for accruals.   We produce a basic forecast on a monthly basis, but the other processes involved, particularly accruals, mean that reporting on that basis is no...

4. Graphs for report master copy 2015 legal aid [xls, 493 KB]

   Notes Justice Sector Forecast Legal Aid Forecast 2015-2020 The Legal Aid forecast is different from the other outputs of the Justice Sector Forecast. This is fiscal information, and we need also to consider the action of accrual processes. The forecast is measured against Ministry of Justice financial figures, which make allowance for accruals.   We produce a basic forecast on a monthly basis, but the other processes involved, particularly accruals, mean that reporting on that basis is...

5. FAQ-Legal-aid-Somali.pdf [pdf, 58 KB]

   ...yahay qareen la ansixiyay. Xagee ka heli karaa qaareenka caawimada sharciga ah la ansixiyay? Waxaad ka heli kartaa qareenka la ansixiyay ee caawimada sharciga ah aaggaaga adigoo isticmaalaya qalabkan hoose: https://www2.justice.govt.nz/find-a-legal-aid-lawyer/(Link-iga dibada) Liiska dhammaan qareennada Christchurch ee hadda la ansixiyay ayaa laga heli karaa halkan(link- iga dibada ah). Ma isticmaali karaa qareen aan ahayn midka caawimada sharciga ah ee la ansixiyay? Haa. Si ka...

6. Form 46 Civil Public Protection Orders [pdf, 239 KB]

   Version 19 – September 2022 page 1 09/22 form 46 Tax Invoice Civil Legal Aid Fixed Fees Public Protection Orders 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 invoice Ple...

7. Legal aid

   Key statutes Legal Services Act 2011 Key secondary legislation Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011 Legal Services Regulations 2011 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews In 2015 Cabinet decided to mandate three-yearly legal aid reviews to allow any changes to legal aid policy settings and their associated costs to be considered as part of the Budget process. In 2018, the Ministry conducted the first of these. The review looked primarily at settings in regul...

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8. Caveats & Statutory Land Charges

   ...transaction (including consents) and that A&I forms cannot be executed. Remove a Caveat or Statutory Land Charge One of the following forms are required depending on whether there is a caveat or a Statutory Land Charge over the property, and if the legal aid grant is open or closed: Caveat withdrawal form - open file Caveat withdrawal form - closed file Statutory Land Charge Complete the editable PDF form by typing into the fields and email it to: legalaiddebt@justice.govt.nz. These forms...

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9. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v King [2024] NZLCDT 46 (18 December 2024) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...information had not been advanced from the first hearing date, we were not prepared to delay the matter further. 2 Section 241(c) Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. 3 Section 7(1)(a)(ii). 3 instructed Ms King, Mr H had an existing legal aid grant for another parenting matter in the Family Court. Mr H understood that that grant would cover the guardianship dispute. [7] Ms King did not take any steps to clarify the position concerning legal aid extending to the guar...

10. [2024] NZEmpC 163 LDJ v EZC Costs [pdf, 209 KB]

    ...agree. LDJ applied for costs on 3 July 2024. 1 LDJ v EZC [2024] NZEmpC 109. 2 At [63]. [3] Counsel for LDJ indicated that scale costs on a category 2 band B basis would amount to $8,126. However, he acknowledged that LDJ received legal aid from 15 March 2024, which limits what they can recover from that date. Ultimately, LDJ seeks $4,541 plus GST for work carried out on a pro bono basis prior to that date, $2,439.04 for the grant of legal aid after that date, an...