Where to go for more support
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Community Law |
Your local Community Law Centre can provide you with free initial legal advice on how legal aid works, whether you might be eligible for the service, and the next steps. Find your local Community Law Centre online: www.communitylaw.org.nz/our-law-centres |
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Information on legal aid |
See the Ministry of Justice website for more information about how legal aid and other legal assistance schemes work. Website: www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/legal-aid |
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Find a Legal Aid lawyer |
Use the New Zealand Law Society website to help you find a family lawyer in your local area. |
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Public Defence Service |
The Public Defence Service represents defendants in criminal cases where legal aid has been granted. Website: www.pds.govt.nz |
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Find a family lawyer |
Use the New Zealand Law Society website to help you find a family lawyer in your local area. |
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Applying for Legal Aid |
You can download the relevant legal aid application form from the Ministry of Justice website. Application for family or civil legal aid: www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Family-civil-legal-aid-application-191222.pdf |
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Reviewing a legal aid decision |
The Ministry of Justice website provides information on how to ask the Legal Aid Commissioner to reconsider the original decision, and how to apply to the Legal Aid Tribunal to review the Commissioner’s decision. Applying to the Legal Aid Commissioner: www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/legal-aid/ask-for-a-review-of-a-legal-aid-decision/ |
