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1. Contact legal aid

   On this page: Applying for legal aid I have a debt I need to pay to legal aid General legal aid enquiries Applying for legal aid Contact the Wellington or Auckland office with the details below. You can use these legal aid forms, in a PDF format, to apply for aid. The Wellington and Auckland office are open from 8am-5pm Monday-Friday. Wellington Post: SX10146 Wellington Phone: 0800 2 LEGAL AID (0800 253 425) Fax: 04 472 5250Email: Criminal WGNCriminallegalaid@justice.govt.nz  F...

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2. User charge for family & civil cases

   As of 1 January 2023, there is no longer a requirement to pay a user charge. You only need to pay a user charge if your legal aid grant was approved before 1 January 2023. How much is the user charge and where do I pay it? The user charge fee is $50 (including GST) or $43.48 (excluding GST) and you pay the charge directly to your lawyer. This is the only payment that your lawyer can receive directly from you. If your lawyer tries to charge you for any other legal aid services, please report this...

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3. Audit Summary Report 2016-2017 [pdf, 433 KB]

   PROVIDER SERVICES - LEGAL AID April 2018 1 Legal aid audit summary Practice themes from the 2016-17 quality and value audit programme 2 Purpose This report provides a summary of the major practice themes in the audit of 85 legal aid lawyers in the 2016-2017 financial year. It also analyses the comments made by the Auditors for consistent practices that may have contributed to the results achieved. By doing so, our aim is that lawyers will understand more...

4. Grants-Handbook-v4.80.pdf [pdf, 17 MB]

   ...the Ministry of Justice 2016 © Crown Copyright Ministry of Justice The Justice Centre, 19 Aitken Street DX SX10125, Wellington, New Zealand T +64 4 918 8800 F +64 4 918 8820 E info@justice.govt.nz W www.justice.govt.nz Legal Services Act 2011 The Legal Services Act 2000 established the Legal Services Agency as a Crown entity on February 1, 2001 and was amended effective 1 March 2007. The Legal Services Act 2011 (LSA) came into force on 1 July 2011 and disestab...

5. Nelson Standards Committee v Downing and Reith [2022] NZLCDT 7 (17 February 2022) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act). 3 Section 7(1)(a)(ii). 4 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008. 3 3. Did Mr Downing fail to properly advise the client about her eligibility for legal aid, the litigation risk, and proportionality of recovery against fees incurred? If so, did this failure reach the standards of misconduct under s 7(1)(a)(i) or (ii) (as set out above)? Background [6] Mr Downing acted for the comp...

6. Proactive-release-Review-of-the-Operation-and-Performance-of-the-Public-Defence-Service-2021.pdf [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...PDS’ purpose, vision and strategy? ........... 19 How well integrated into the wider MoJ is the PDS? ................................................................... 21 How well does PDS collaborate on strategy and service delivery with the Legal Services Commissioner (LSC) and Legal Aid Services and other parts of the Ministry? ............................. 22 How well does PDS collaborate with external stakeholders (judges, sector partners, legal professional bodies, etc)? .........

7. File-keeping-v2.pdf [pdf, 125 KB]

   Record-keeping obligations in the legal aid provider contract and practice standards The legal aid provider contract and practice standards explain what documents and information are to be kept on the client file for each case. The client file should be organised so that another lawyer could easily work out how you are managing the case if they have to take over. It’s in both the client’s best interests and your own (in case of a complaint, or you are selected for an audit)...

8. Legal Aid Practice note - November 2022 [pdf, 389 KB]

   LEGAL AID TRIBUNAL PRACTICE NOTE 9 November 2022 2 Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 3 THE TRIBUNAL AND ITS POWERS ........................................................................................ 3 Jurisdiction ...............................................................................................................

9. 21 July 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 345 KB]

   Legal Aid News Updated Supervised Provider Policy Legal and Operational Services has updated the Supervised Provider Policy for legal aid providers, following consultation with the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS), the Auckland District Law Society, the Criminal Bar Association, the New Zealand Bar Association and legal aid lawyers. In line with providers’ feedback, the new amended policy introduces greater discretion for lead providers to decide the appropriate level of supervis...

10. Legal aid scheme review

    The Ministry of Justice is to lead a review of the legal aid system, which provides government funding to pay for legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. The review was announced by Justice Minister, Hon Paul Goldsmith. The objective of the review is to ensure the legal aid scheme is efficient, is of good quality, and promotes access to justice in a way that is sustainable and cost-effective. However, the legal aid scheme is under pressure, and balancing access to justice against respo...

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