Legal Services Agency

The items are of interest both to providers and to applicants. If you want to order pre-printed forms click here. If you need help downloading a pdf, click here.

Criminal legal aid

Form 1 Application for Criminal legal aid (pdf 218kb)
Form 12 Application for Criminal legal aid – Court of Appeal or Supreme Court (pdf 127kb)

Civil/Family legal aid

Form 5 Application for Civil legal aid (pdf 131kb)
Form 6 Application for Family legal aid (pdf 246kb)
Form 7 Application for legal aid for Mental Health proceedings (pdf 75kb)
Form 14 Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings legal aid application (pdf 87kb)

Supplementary forms

Trust form (pdf 48kb)
Immigration matters form (pdf 282kb)
Civil/Family: legal matters section of form 6 (pdf 73kb)
Form 17 Statement of Financial Position (pdf 141kb)

General publications

Legal aid guide – English (pdf 232kb)
Legal aid guide – Maori (pdf 222kb)
Criminal legal aid information pamphlet (pdf 85kb)
Civil/Family legal aid information pamphlet (pdf 83kb)

General forms

Making a complaint about a legal aid provider (Word 135kb)
Form 11 Application for Reconsideration (pdf 65kb)
Form 17 Statement of Financial Position (pdf 141kb)
Form 18 Application for Write-off/Exemption (pdf 118kb)
Trust form (pdf 48kb)
Application for Review to Legal Aid Review Panel (pdf 56kb)

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