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1. 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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2. 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...

3. OIA-124315.pdf [pdf, 812 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 Our ref: OIA 124315 29 August 2025 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Rotation of assignments Thank you for your email of 29 July 2025 and clarification with us on 27 August 2025, requesting information, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), regarding duty lawyer rosters and the assignment process for certain matters....

4. 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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5. [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...

6. Form-32_Family-Invoice_Care-of-Children.pdf [pdf, 222 KB]

   Version 21 – October 2023 page 1 10/23 form 32 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 Final inv...

7. Form-34a_Family-Invoice_Maintenance.pdf [pdf, 225 KB]

   Version 21 – October 2023 page 1 10/23 form 34a Tax Invoice Family Legal Aid Fixed Fees Maintenance 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 Please rec...

8. Justice Sector forecast 2011 to 2021 update quarter ending June 2012 [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Probation Service............................................................................................... 8 1.7 Prison population ................................................................................................................ 10 1.8 Legal Aid ............................................................................................................................. 10 2. Focus: Proportion of imposed sentence served ......................................................

9. Apply for an appeal

   ...original Disputes Tribunal claim was heard. The cost for an appeal is $269. At the appeal, you can choose to be represented by a lawyer. If you use a lawyer you’ll have to pay your lawyer's fees. If you can’t afford a lawyer you may be able to get legal aid. Legal aid You can also find free community legal help   Back to top Grounds for an appeal – the reason you can give for appealing There is only 1 ground for appealing a Tribunal decision. This is that the referee ran the hearing...

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10. 2019 Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 490 KB]

    ...Transfer Act 2017. 5 • Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948 • Law Commission Act 1985 • Law Reform Act 1936 • Law Reform Act 1944 • Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 • Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 • Legal Services Act 2011 • Legislation Act 20126 • Limitation Act 1950 • Limitation Act 2010 • Maritime Crimes Act 1999 • Marriage Act 1955 • Mining Tenures Registration Act 1962 • Misuse of Drugs Act 19757 • Mutual As...