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  1. 25 January Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 452 KB]

    January Legal Aid News Opening message Happy New Year and Welcome to the first Legal Aid News of 2015 Clarifying the defence lawyer’s role in restorative justice The new section 24A of the Sentencing Act, that took effect on 6 December 2014, requires the district court to adjourn proceedings before sentencing to assess whether restorative justice is appropriate if certain criteria are fulfilled. If you have a client who intends to plead guilty to an offence where there is...

  2. 29 June Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 532 KB]

    JUNE 2015 Legal Aid News is your official regular communication from Legal Aid Services on all matters related to legal aid. Legal Aid News is generally published in the last week of every month. In this issue ... The Children’s Action Plan Criminal legal aid service survey Audit and Monitoring Policy and Complaints Management Policy Non-GST registered suppliers Queries The Children’s Action Plan The Children’s Action Plan has a national children’s wo...

  3. LAP contract for services [pdf, 753 KB]

    Provider Contract for the Provision of Legal Aid Services and Specified Legal Services| Version 5| November 2016 1 Provider Contract for the Provision of Legal Aid Services and Specified Legal Services The Parties to this Contract The Secretary for Justice (the Secretary) and (the Provider) The Secretary and the Provider are each a Party to the Contract and are together the Parties. The Contract Background A. The Secretary is required to establish, maintain and p...

  4. High quality legal aid services [pdf, 466 KB]

    LEGAL AID PROVIDER SERVICES August 2015 1 High quality legal aid services Good practice themes from audits This paper meets our commitment to publish the overall results of audits of legal aid lawyers. The paper focuses on good practice themes identified in the 2014-15 audit reports with ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ ratings. Audits of legal aid lawyers Each year Legal Aid Provider Services manages a programme of quality and value audits of legal aid lawyers as...

  5. 24 November 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 373 KB]

    November Legal Aid News Restorative justice legislative changes The Victims of Crime Reform legislation comes into effect on 6 December. The legislation will, among other things, make restorative justice services are more accessible to victims of crime by introducing amendments to the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Victims’ Rights Act 2002. From 6 December judges will be legally required to adjourn cases for an investigation into restorative justice where certain criteria are met....

  6. Legal aid funding - Details of proposals [pdf, 55 KB]

    Legal Aid - Details of Proposals Adjusting legal aid eligibility The merits test for family legal aid Wide-ranging eligibility changes were introduced through the Legal Services Amendment Act 2006, including increased means thresholds. One of the changes was to the merits test in the family jurisdiction. The previous test, which considered the prospects of success of the case, was extended to take account of the interests of other people affected by the proceedings. The...

  7. AODT Court Operational Policy 2024 v3.02.pdf [pdf, 309 KB]

    Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODT) Legal Aid Services Operational policy July 2025 2 Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this document, the Ministry of Justice disclaims any and all responsibility for any inaccuracy, error, omission, or any other kind of inade...

  9. Legal aid

    For people who can't afford a lawyer Legal Aid Services give legal aid funding for people who cannot afford to pay for their own lawyer and who are eligible for legal aid. To apply for legal aid you must fill in an application form.Get legal aid For criminal legal aid, Legal Aid Services will provide you with a lawyer for less serious offences (offences with a possible sentence of less than 10 years), however for more serious charges you can choose your lawyer. If you want to discuss your case w...

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  10. Legal aid for protection orders [pdf, 552 KB]

    Legal aid for protection orders Information about applying for legal aid for protection orders More information For more information about legal aid, contact your local legal aid office or go to the Ministry of Justice website justice.govt.nz/legal-aid Family Courts are within district courts. To find the nearest one look in the blue pages of the phonebook under ‘Justice’ or go to justice.govt.nz/family-court For more information about protection orders and the Domestic Vi...