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040			_aAFVC
100			_aStewart, Kayla _97607
245			_aThe New Zealand legal services mapping project : _bfinding free and low-cost legal services. Auckland and Otago pilot report _cKayla Stewart and Bridgette Toy-Cronin
260			_aDunedin, New Zealand : _b University of Otago Legal Issues Centre, _c2018
300			_aelectronic document (35 pages) ; PDF file
520			_aMost lawyers charge on an hourly basis and the average charge-out rate in 2016 was $292.70 (excluding GST and disbursements). This puts private lawyers out of reach for many New Zealanders whose median weekly earnings in 2017 were $959. If you found yourself involved in a civil legal dispute, but did not have enough to pay for a lawyer, could you get free or low-cost legal assistance? Piloting a method known as “mapping”, the report is an inventory of legal services in Auckland and Otago (the pilot regions), allowing identification of gaps in service provision. The report also discusses the results of an audit of registered civil legal aid providers to identify whether they were offering civil legal aid services, and if so, how much of their workload involved providing these services. The report discusses the legal aid eligibility criteria, currently set at $23,326.00 p.a. for an individual with no dependents. It also discusses the fact that only natural persons qualify for legal aid, so people running a small incorporated business will not be able to access legal aid for business disputes. For those eligible for legal aid, the report identifies further challenges to accessing legal aid. (From the Executive summary). Record 5875
650			_aECONOMIC COSTS _95369
650			_aJUSTICE _9333
650			_aLEGAL AID _96133
650			_aLEGAL SERVICES _9344
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651			_aAUCKLAND _92664
651			_aOTAGO _96624
700			_96132 _aToy-Cronin, Bridgette A.
856			_uhttps://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10523/8054/Mapping%20UOLIC%20Report%2023%20May.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
942			_2ddc _cREPORT