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1. 31 October 2015 Legal Aid News [pdf, 547 KB]

   October 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 ... External Customer Survey November 2015 Text Messaging Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Amendment Regulations 2015 Historic Abuse Cases (HAC) – User Charge Exemption for pre-1 July 1993 Matters Application to Cancel a Sentence of Imprisonment and Substit...

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. 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...

4. 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....

5. 30 September Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 535 KB]

   September 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 ... Text Messaging Waitangi Disbursements Policy Care of Children Act (CoCA) guidelines Marteley v The Legal Services Commissioner – Supreme Court decision Queries Text Messaging From 2 November 2015, text messages will be sent to criminal provider...

6. 26 February Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 366 KB]

   Legal Aid News - February Vulnerable Children legislation and related changes to legal aid The Vulnerable Children legislation received Royal Assent on 1 July 2014 and puts in place a number of reforms which are further outlined in the Children’s Action Plan to provide a framework for protecting and improving the wellbeing of vulnerable New Zealand children. Several new initiatives will start being phased in later this year, including new requirements for organisations and people...

7. Justice Sector Legal Aid forecast 2014 to 2019 [pdf, 644 KB]

   JUSTICE SECTOR Justice Sector Forecast Legal Aid Forecast 2014-2019 October 2014 Page 2 2014 © Crown Copyright ISSN 1179-1446 (online) Published by the Ministry of Justice 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 responsibili...

8. Justice Sector Legal Aid forecast 2013 to 2018 [pdf, 620 KB]

   JUSTICE SECTOR Justice Sector Forecast Legal Aid Forecast 2013-2018 September 2013 Page 2 2013 © Crown Copyright ISSN 1179-1446 (online) Published by the Ministry of Justice 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 respons...

9. Make a complaint about a legal aid provider [pdf, 304 KB]

   1 Making a complaint about a legal aid provider When to use this form Please use this form if you want to make a complaint about a legal aid lawyer (provider) who is/has provided legal services to you or someone you know. Before making a complaint, we encourage you to try to resolve any issues by talking to the legal aid provider directly, unless it is inappropriate to do this. Completing this form • You can email the form to: legalaidcomplaints@justice.govt.nz • Alternat...

10. 31 August Legal Aid News 2015 [pdf, 532 KB]

    August 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 ... High Quality Legal Aid Services - Good Practice Themes from Audits Form 1a Application for Criminal Legal Aid – Police Prosecutions Questions missing Family Legal Advice Service (FLAS) Availability Have Your Say on Family Violence Law Judgement from the Sup...