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1. 22 August 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 517 KB]

   ...consultation We have recently received feedback from the legal professional bodies on our proposals on approving legal aid providers for victims' orders work. As mentioned, under the new legislation victims' orders will be a civil law matter. This means approved civil providers wishing to undertake victims’ orders proceedings will be able to do so. We propose to allow other suitably experienced legal aid providers who wish to do victims’ orders work to apply for civil...

2. [2016] NZEmpC 15 Holman v CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Ltd interlocutory [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...following as applicable principles to be applied to an application for leave to amend which he had taken from Pegasus Group Ltd v QBE Insurance (International) Ltd: 3 a) The discretion to grant leave will be exercised in a way that will best achieve justice; 2 Rooney Earthmoving Ltd v McTague [2010] NZEmpC 55. 3 Pegasus Group Ltd v QBE Insurance (International) Ltd HC Auckland CIV-2006-404-6941, 6 March 2009 at [8]. b)...

3. M1 Ltd v M2 Ltd & FS [2023] NZDT 739 (15 December 2023) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...are the Qs and the S’. 3. On the 22 November 2022, the Tribunal delivered a decision between the parties, the Qs as Trustees and another trustee of the M Trust and S’ as M Trust. The claim (the original claim) and subsequent decision included matters relating to the fire alarm system and the BWOF. 4. The issues to be resolved are: a. Has the current claim previously been decided by the Tribunal? b. If so, is there any particular factor that can set aside that decision? Has the...

4. NZCVS-Cycle-4-Core-Report-Section-7-Reporting-to-the-Police-fin.pdf [pdf, 520 KB]

   ...Cycle 4 (2020/21) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 2 ISSN 2744-3981 Disclaimer 1. While all care and diligence has been taken in processing, analysing, and extracting data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the use directly, or indirectly, of the information in this publication. 2. Data collection was suspended during COVID-19 Alert Level...

5. BORA Police Complaints Authority (Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct) Amendment Bill [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...Bill's principal features 2. In summary the Bill amends the secrecy provisions of the Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 ("1988 Act"), ss 32 and 33, by: 2.1 Allowing the Police Complaints Authority ("PCA") to disclose any matter to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct ("the Commission") (other than a "restricted matter"). (cl 6 - new s 32(2A)(a)) A "restricted matter" includes any document, information or communication p...

6. Big Hill Station v Hemana - Awarua o Hinemanu Trust (2015) 39 Takitimu MB 16 (39 TKT 16) [pdf, 191 KB]

   39 Takitimu MB 16 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TᾹKITIMU DISTRICT A20030006377 A20130010918 UNDER Sections 43 and 326(B) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Awarua o Hinemanu Trust BETWEEN BIG HILL STATION LIMITED Applicant CLINTON HEMANA, FLORENCE KARAITIANA AND RANUI TOATOA AS TRUSTEES OF AWARUA O HINEMANU TRUST Respondents Hearing: 31 Tākitimu MB 152 dated 2 Apri...

7. Your guide to legal aid [pdf, 774 KB]

   ...if you’re under 20 (see page 23). 8 Criminal legal aid Criminal legal aid is available to anyone charged with a criminal offence which has a potential sentence of six or more months in prison and can’t afford a lawyer. Examples of criminal matters include: • assault • drug possession • theft • burglary • fraud • drunk-driving • arson • having an offensive weapon • receiving stolen goods • threatening to kill • rape and other sexual offences • murd...

8. Youth Crime Action Plan - summary [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...community 7 Prevention 8 Youth offending teams (YOT) 10 Police decision‑making 11 Assessing the underlying causes of offending 12 Helping those affected by youth crime 13 Police Alternative Action Plan 15 The family group conference in youth justice 16 Effective interventions to reduce re‑offending 18 Youth Courts 19 Bail and custody 21 Getting young people back into the community successfully 22 Contents 2 Introduction New Zealand is recognised internationally as having a...

9. v2.3-Induction-guide-for-legal-aid-providers-April-2017.pdf [pdf, 714 KB]

   ...which sets out in detail our policies relating to legal aid. Our terminology In this handbook, we use terms that are common across legal aid services but which may be unfamiliar to you. A provider is a person who is approved by the Secretary for Justice to provide legal aid services or specified legal services. A provider is generally a lawyer with a contract to provide legal aid or specified legal services. A lead provider is a person who has been assigned a legal aid case. The l...

10. 2018 archive

    ...September 2018 Mental health roster review – update Criminal ‘additional charges’ fixed fee Baseline update for ordering printed legal aid forms online CYPF matters updating to Oranga Tamariki in legal aid letters Legal Aid review – Ministry of Justice meetings with practitioners Mental Health proceeding steps Scanning the new criminal form Audit Results and Practice Themes Clarification for duty lawyer travel Criminal fixed fee review – third set of changes Duty Lawyer Travel - polic...

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