3325 items matching your search terms
Legal Aid Services Combined jurisdiction legal aid application form Submissions and decisions May 2018 Foreword Thank you to everyone who engaged with the review on the combined jurisdiction legal aid application form through the Ministry of Justice website, or via submissions to the New Zealand Law Society or the Public Defence Service. Your contributions have helped us to determine the...
Consultation Paper New fees framework for family legal aid providers 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 inadequacy, deficiency, or f...
Legal Aid News Coming soon - RealMe®, a new way to login to the Resolution Management System (RMS) Later in the month all users of the Resolution Management System (RMS) will log-in using the RealMe® service. What is RealMe®? The RealMe service is an authentication service used by a variety of organisations. The service is designed to protect your privacy and security. Once you have a RealMe login you'll be able to use it in many places, saving you from remembering lots...
Legal Aid Legal Aid Provider Change of Details Form PAGE 1 / 2 Contact details Mobile When to use this form Approved providers should use this form to notify the Ministry of Justice that they are: • joining a new practice or changing to Barrister sole • transferring from the Public Defence Service (PDS) to private practice • setting up a new practice. If you're a supervised provider joining a new practice, you'll also need to ensure you attach an undertaking from your new...
LEGAL AID TRIBUNAL PRACTICE NOTE 9 November 2022 2 Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 3 THE TRIBUNAL AND ITS POWERS ........................................................................................ 3 Jurisdiction ...............................................................................................................
Introduction We audit all legal aid providers yearly to ensure they are meeting our quality and value expectations. This fact sheet gives you an overview of our audit programme and what to expect when you are audited. There are two types of audit - limited or full audit. • A limited audit involves Ministry staff checking five of your files against expectations set in the practice standards. • A full audit involves an auditor, who is an experienced lega...
September Legal Aid News Domestic violence changes from 1 October The Domestic Violence Amendment Act 2013 makes changes to Ministry-funded domestic violence programmes. These changes come into effect on 1 October and focus on the safety of children and vulnerable people affected by violence at home. Other changes extend the maximum sentence for breaching a protection order from two to three years’ imprisonment, and recognise financial or economic abuse as a form of psychological vi...
Applying to be a legal aid provider Step-by-step guide Ministry of Justice May 2024 Introduction This guide will help you complete an application to become an approved provider of legal aid services or specified legal services under section 77 of the Legal Services Act 2011 (Act). The guide explains some of the terms used in the forms and includes a checklist to help you ensure your application is complete. Before you can provide legal aid services or specified legal ser...
Legal Aid Application for Family or civil legal aid PAGE 1 / 8 If you have any questions call 0800 2 LEGAL AID (253 425) or go to: www.justice.govt.nz/legal-aid Personal details 1 Title Miss Ms Mrs Mr 2 Full name 3 Have you ever used another name? Yes No If yes – list your other names used. 4 Date of birth dd / mm / yyyy 5 Your current address 6 Your postal address (if different from current address) 7 Mobile phone 8 Home phone 9 Work phone 10 Other contact phone Whose number...
...July 2016 Adoption Proceedings under the Adoption Act 1955 Termination of instructions Activity Fees Tasks Initial instructions not followed through $290 For Taking instructions, attending the client Preparing application for legal aid Attempting to contact the client Closing the file Reporting to client Reporting to and invoicing Ministry of Justice Note: This fee can only be claimed where initial instructions are not carried through and...