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1. Induction guide for legal aid providers - v1.2 January 2017 [pdf, 659 KB]

   ...grant. There’s also a statutory charge for any asset, money or costs your client is entitled to as a result of the case. Background Dame Margaret Bazley’s 2009 report ‘Transforming the Legal Aid System’ identified a number of areas in which New Zealand needed to improve its approach to legal aid. Since then, there has been a substantial programme of legal aid reform which has involved a new Legal Services Act, the expansion of the Public Defence Service (PDS), the implementati...

2. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

   1 Ministry of Justice May 2023 V.1 Interpreter Services Quality Framework 2 Foreword I thank interpreters for their work in our courts and tribunals and for their passion in ensuring everyone has access to justice. As you are all aware, people who are involved in court proceedings need to understand what is happening, and be able to understand and respond to questions they are asked. You play a fundamental role in our justice system, making sure...

3. BB v HD [2013] NZIACDT 9 (28 February 2013) [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...DECISION REPRESENTATION: Complainant: In person. Adviser: In person. Date Issued: 28 February 2013 2 DECISION Introduction [1] Mr BB engaged Ms HD to assist him and his wife to come to New Zealand to pursue advanced study. [2] There were difficulties with eligibility for the course Mr BB wanted to pursue, and Ms HD arranged an alternative. [3] Mr BB came to New Zealand with his wife, and encountered difficulties, and left wi...

4. KB v JR LCRO 246/2012 (20 May 2014) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...draft decision was sent to the parties for comment on 17 April 2014. Ms JR has not made any comments in respect of this decision. Ms KB provided comments which have been considered prior to issuing this decision. Was Ms JR providing regulated services? [8] Before addressing the complaints, it is necessary to first determine whether or not Ms JR was providing regulated services. If it is considered that she was not providing regulated services then her conduct is not subject to re...

5. Welcome Guide Information for court and tribunal interpreters v6 [docx, 1.7 MB]

   ...[image: X:\Photographs & Images\Logos\All of government\a-o-g_BW.jpg] August 2023 Version: Four ii Contents Welcome iii Before you first come to court 1 Court tour 1 Observing another interpreter in court 1 Training modules 2 The interpreter services quality framework 2 When you are contacted for a booking 3 Booking requests 3 Immigration and Protection Tribunal bookings 5 Travel and accommodation 5 Sick? Cold or flu symptoms? 6 What to do at court 7 General 7 Arrive on time 7 What to w...

6. Welcome-Guide-Information-for-court-and-tribunal-interpreters-v5.docx [docx, 1.7 MB]

   ...[image: X:\Photographs & Images\Logos\All of government\a-o-g_BW.jpg] August 2023 Version: Four ii Contents Welcome iii Before you first come to court 1 Court tour 1 Observing another interpreter in court 1 Training modules 2 The interpreter services quality framework 2 When you are contacted for a booking 3 Booking requests 3 Immigration and Protection Tribunal bookings 5 Travel and accommodation 5 Sick? Cold or flu symptoms? 6 What to do at court 7 General 7 Arrive on time 7 What to w...

7. LCRO 208/2020 & LCRO 214/2020 JA v RR and RR v JA (8 October 2021) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...the [Area] Standards Committee which, following completion of an investigation into complaints made by Mr JA, entered a finding of unsatisfactory conduct against Mr RR. 2 [2] The Committee’s decision was delivered in two parts. The first addressed the conduct issues and recorded the Committee’s finding that there had been unsatisfactory conduct on the part of Mr RR, and its reasons for reaching that view. The second addressed the orders the Committee considered appropriate...

8. [2017] NZEnvC 181 Titirangi Protection Group Inc and Ors v Watercare Services Limited and Auckland Council [pdf, 10 MB]

   ..."legacy" designation (9324) contained within the Auckland Unitary Plan (which the parties agreed can be treated as operative for this declaration) and the former Waitakere District Plan (WSL4). The declaration relates to the extent that any new works relating to water supply on the site would be required to obtain either a resource consent or, more properly, a new designation. [2] The issue is a live one, as the Council acknowledges that it is designing a new water treat...

9. McLeod v C Yap [2013] NZIACDT 19 (28 March 2013) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...practice where Ms Yap works. They were referred to the New Zealand division where licensed immigration advisers were employed, including Ms Yap. [2] A different licensed immigration adviser, in the same practice as Ms Yap, provided some preliminary services to Mr and Ms McLeod. [3] Ms Yap’s involvement with Mr and Ms McLeod began when Mr and Ms McLeod were deciding whether to engage Ms Yap’s firm to assist them with the process of migrating to New Zealand. [4] There were various...

10. AF on behalf of Department of Labour v ZR LCRO 111/2012 (31 January 2014) [pdf, 80 KB]

    ...explained. The following discussion deals with all aspects arising from and in relation to the complaints. Background [4] This review relates to the conduct of ZR when assisted an immigration 2 consultancy business known as GV Services. It appears that her assistance was required because the principal of the business (Ms HT) did not have the requisite licence to act as an immigration adviser due to a (at that time) recent change in the law. To enable the business to...