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1. Legal aid induction guide for legal aid providers [pdf, 402 KB]

   Legal aid lawyer induction guide Information about legal aid for service providers Legal Aid Services Version 1.0 June 2016 2 Contents Welcome .......................................................................................................................... 4 How legal aid works ...................................................................................................... 4 Types of legal aid...........................................................

2. Legal Aid - Flowchart - Family [pdf, 38 KB]

   You must meet any conditions of your legal aid grant, such as making interim repayments $ Getting legal aid for a family or civil case You have a civil or family dispute Work with your legal aid lawyer on your case Your legal aid lawyer will help you fill in a legal aid application Choose a lawyer that does legal aid cases Once your case is closed, we’ll send you a letter letting you know what to do next, such as making any repayments You can ask for the decision...

3. June Legal Aid News [pdf, 218 KB]

   justice.govt.nz LEGAL AID NEWS June 2017 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 … Update on changes to the administration of legal aid Criminal fixed fee review – second set of changed Views sought on greater use of on-site audits for legal aid providers Processing of duty lawyer and police detention legal assi...

4. Legal Aid - Flowchart - Criminal [pdf, 38 KB]

   Getting legal aid for a criminal case Work with your legal aid lawyer on your case Call us on 0800 2 LEGAL AID 0800 253 425 Your application is approved You must meet any conditions of your legal aid grant, such as making interim repayments Once your case is closed, we’ll send you a letter letting you know what to do next, such as making any repayments Your application is declined You can ask for the decision to be reviewed We’ll look at your your application with...

5. February Legal Aid News [pdf, 525 KB]

   justice.govt.nz LEGAL AID NEWS February 2017 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 … Practice Standards for Legal Aid Providers Update on changes to the administration of legal aid Urgent opposed bail applications Repayment of legal aid for domestic violence proceedings Specialist report defined Refugee and...

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

   Information about applying for legal aid Your guide to legal aid 2 Contents This guide covers: Help when you’re held, arrested or questioned by the New Zealand Police The Police Detention Legal Assistance (PDLA) service 3 Help on your first day at court when you have been charged with an offence Duty lawyer service 5 Legal help when you can’t afford a lawyer Criminal and civil/family legal aid 8 Applying for legal aid 10 How is it decided whether or not I get legal aid? 12...

7. 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...

8. Reviewing legal aid decisions [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   REVIEWING LEGAL AID DECISIONS The Legal Aid Tribunal can review decisions made about your legal aid You can ask the Legal Aid Tribunal to review decisions made by the Legal Services Commissioner about your legal aid. Contact the Tribunal if you think a decision about your legal aid is: • clearly unfair (‘manifestly unreasonable’) and/or • ‘wrong in law’. You can’t ask for a review just because you disagree with the decision. What decisions can the Tribunal review? Th...

9. Legal Aid Practice Standards [pdf, 487 KB]

   Practice Standards for Legal Aid Providers September 2016 Contents General Practice Standards ................................................................................................ 3 General Principles ............................................................................................................ 4 General Responsibilities to Clients .................................................................................... 5 Legal Aid Funding ........

10. Legal aid criminal defence lawyers: Changes to payment system

    21 June 2013 The Legal Services Commissioner, Nigel Fyfe, has today brought in new guidelines on how legal aid is paid to criminal defence lawyers for certain cases.    The guidelines replace the Secretary of Justice’s Criminal Fixed Fees and Complex Cases Policy and Procedures and will apply from Monday 24 June. Mr Fyfe said the guidelines were an interim solution. “The new guidelines clarify when and for what reasons legal aid payments to criminal defence lawyers can be amended. “Unde...

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