If you are considered eligible for legal aid, it is because it has been determined that you would experience difficulties if the application was refused. Therefore, there is no need to reimburse attorneys` fees paid on your behalf. Contact the Royal Commission to discuss appropriate legal assistance options available to you. Email us at legalassistance@abuseincare.org.nz or call us on 0800 222 727. You send your application for legal aid to the Ministry of Justice, the government agency that manages legal aid. The Ministry of Justice has published a revised application form for family and civil legal aid. The revised form combines a number of files. Information and forms on reserves and legal land charges Application form for legal aid for families and civil matters [PDF, 3.6 MB] An application form must be completed. Instructions on how to use the form can be found further down this page.
An application for everything else must be received by the Royal Commission before the last public hearing of the inquiry begins. These forms are available in PDF format, ready to download, saved to your computer or printed and used as a pre-printed form. If you do not appoint a lawyer and your application for legal aid is approved, you will be assigned a lawyer. If you cannot afford private legal fees, the Royal Commission has a team of independent lawyers called lawyers who assist with the inquiry. If you want or need legal help to prepare a written statement or brief, they can help. You can also help if the Board asks you to testify and testify orally at a public hearing. To find out if you are available for legal help, please fill out this form and email it to: legalassistance@abuseincare.org.nz or send it to: PO Box 10071, Wellington 6140. An application must meet all four requirements. These lawyers can also help you fill out the legal aid application form. For legal aid news, see our previous article on consultation on the application form.
Form 4 Non-fixed fees for legal aid in criminal matters [PDF, 338 KB] You can also ask one of the lawyers on the list of lawyers on this page for help completing the form. You can ask for help filling out the form before your legal aid has been approved. No. If a lawyer is licensed, they can only help you with the Royal Commission. They are not able to assist you in a civil action or criminal proceeding. Roster lawyers are lawyers who are independent of the investigation and can provide legal assistance if you participate in the investigation. The new application form for family and civil legal aid is available on the website of the Ministry of Justice. A summary of the submissions and final decisions is also available, as well as a video explaining the changes. The lawyer will receive a copy of the legal aid application form and help you complete it. You can also obtain the form from the district court or from a Community Law Centre or a Citizens` Advice Office (CAB). In exceptional cases, you may be able to consult a lawyer who is not currently on our panel. Your lawyer must be approved by the Royal Commission before legal aid is granted.
If you want to hire a lawyer other than one of the lawyers on the panel, or if you are not a survivor, or for organizations or groups of fewer than five people, you will need to fill out another form. Please send legalassistance@abuseincare.org.nz by email using these different forms. Our online app is an easy-to-follow interactive interview that walks you through the registration steps. You will need to apply for legal aid to hire a designated lawyer. The lawyer will act in your best interest. Your lawyer will fill out the parts of the application form that are relevant to your case and why legal aid should be granted for it. Start by contacting a lawyer you would like to have represented. When talking to them, make sure they have been approved for legal aid for your particular type of case. Legal Aid Services will send you a letter informing you of your decision. The letter will also tell you whether you need to start reimbursing legal aid immediately (“interim payments”). When people seek family or civil legal assistance, they usually get help from a lawyer they want to have represented in their case. People can participate in this survey in different ways, and in most cases, you don`t need a lawyer.
If you have a partner, you must provide the same financial information about them on a separate form. This means not only married couples and registered civil partnerships, but also common-law partners (including same-sex partners). No. You can hire a lawyer at any stage of the investigation. The Royal Commission appointed a group of independent lawyers who will act as counsel for the applicant if legal aid is approved. Select a region below for more information and details on lawyers who can help you: No, this is a different form of support in case the lawyer assisting the investigation is not available. Increasing litigation experience [PDF, 712 KB] However, there will be times when you will need a lawyer to help you if you want to prepare testimony about your experience or if you are asked to testify at a public hearing. If you want more information on how to participate in the investigation, you can Lawyer assisting the investigation should be able to help many people, but due to the expected number of survey participants, they might not be able to help everyone if they need help. This may be the case when a specific location, such as a children`s home, is under investigation. 12 activities for which legal assistance can be provided were approved. These activities are listed in Appendix 1 of the practice note. Form 44 Employment Relations Authority – Fixed Fees [PDF, 372 KB] Form 41 Fixed Family Legal Aid Fees: Protection of Personal and Property Rights [PDF, 382 KB] There are many ways to participate in the work of the Royal Commission, and many of them do not require a lawyer.
For example: Some lawyers answer questions about legal aid for free, but you should always discuss them with the lawyer when you start talking to them. Form 11 Request for Review [PDF, 496 KB] In a family or civil matter, it is up to you to find a lawyer to represent you.