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1. 2014 archive

   On this page: Review of criminal legal aid fixed fees - operational policy changes Provider approvals of client eligibility for the Family Legal Advice Service (FLAS) New legal aid fixed fees - Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Legal aid payments to firms Employment legal aid fees Amended supervised provider policy Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 Legal Aid forms Criminal parole assignments and travel disbursement Review of Family and ACC fixed fees and disbursements...

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2. Improving-Access-to-Legal-Assistance-for-Low-Income-New-Zealanders-Final.pdf [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   Hon Kiri Allan Minister of Justice Proactive release - Improving access to legal assistance for low income New Zealanders Date of issue: 13 October 2022 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. No. Document 1 Improving access to legal assistance for low income New Zealanders Cabinet paper Office of the Minister of Justice 16 June 2022 2 Improving access to legal assistance for low income New Zealanders Ca...

3. Official Information Act requests

   ...in person from the courts. You can do so by contacting them and filling out an application. This can be done via email or by post. A link to the form you will need to complete can be found here  [PDF, 1.3 MB]. Please be aware that your name and address will be given to the parties to the relevant proceeding or appeal, as a part of the application process and that this may include the defendant/offender. No other contact or personal information should be given to the parties. Before you mak...

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4. LCDT-form-C-response-charge-practitioner-employee-v3-May-23.pdf [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...and Conveyancers Act (Disciplinary Tribunal) Regulations 2008 Important Information 1. If you authorise another person to represent you in accordance with paragraph 2 below, all communications in relation to this application will be sent to the postal address provided for them. 2. If you are not represented by another person, all communications in relation to this matter will be sent to the postal address you have provided. Please fill in all sections below Part 1: Parties In the New Zea...

5. LCRO 138/2018 CE and AB v UE (8 August 2018) [pdf, 159 KB]

   ...as to whether this Office has jurisdiction to deal with the lawyers’ application for review. The question is whether they lodged it out of time. Timeline [4] The Committee’s decision is dated 11 June 2018. 2 [5] On 12 June 2018, the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service (Complaints Service) emailed a copy of the decision to Mr CE and Ms AB at the email addresses that they had provided to the Complaints Service. [6] A paper copy was also mailed to the lawyers...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 169 Goulden v Capital and Coast District Health Board [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...filed memoranda, annexing correspondence which set out their respective views of the matter. [3] The facts are: a) On 7 July 2014, the plaintiff’s lawyers contacted the defendant’s lawyers asking whether they were authorised to accept service of the plaintiff’s statement of claim. By email of 7 July 2014, counsel for the defendant confirmed that she was so authorised. b) On the same day a letter was sent by signature-required courier from the plaintiff to th...

7. Harassment Act Notice of Proceeding – form 94 [docx, 54 KB]

   ...is being made to vary or discharge an existing restraining order If you are applying for a restraining order, or are a protected person who is a party to an application to vary or discharge a restraining order, you may apply to the court to keep your address confidential from the other parties to the proceeding. If you wish to keep your address confidential please: · Do not enter your address when filling in this form, and · File a notice of residential address and request for confidentiali...

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Family Court Review [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...justice system while, at the same time, delivering more effective and efficient court services. This means the options we have considered must be able to be implemented quickly. Gaps and/or uncertainties in policy analysis Although some research on New Zealand families and their involvement in the family justice system is available, it is limited. As a consequence some of the proposals are based on evidence from Australia and the United Kingdom. There is insufficient historical fisc...

9. YCAP - community action plan faqs [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...perspectives into the plan. • We worked hard to get Māori perspectives through Māori-focused hui and a Māori Reference Group. Isn’t crime going down anyway? Why do we need to focus on youth crime? Yes, youth crime is going down, which is great news. Existing initiatives to tackle youth crime are paying off. Police apprehensions, court appearances and serious offending statistics are going down. However, challenges remain, such as making sure we turn young lives around...

10. OIA-107459.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phone on 0800 802 602. Nāku noa, nā Kelvin Watson Deputy Secretary, Corporate and Digital Services Service Manager Courts and Tribunals Regional Service Delivery May 2017 Service Manager Our Ministry Justice is the foundation of any democratic society and New Zealand has one of the most trusted public services in the world....