PDF legal aid forms

These forms are in PDF, ready for you to download, save to your computer or print off and use like a pre-printed form.

Applications

Family and civil

Family and civil legal aid application form [PDF, 3.7 MB]

Criminal

Criminal legal aid application form [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Form 22 Police Detention Legal Assistance Scheme (PDLA) notification form [PDF, 298 KB]

Waitangi Tribunal

Form 14 Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings [PDF, 459 KB]

Amendment to grant

Form 15 Waitangi Tribunal proceedings [PDF, 193 KB]

Form 51 Criminal legal aid [PDF, 184 KB]

Form 51a Criminal legal aid (high cost case) [PDF, 193 KB]

Form 52 Family and Civil legal aid [PDF, 207 KB]

Tax invoices

Form 4 Criminal legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 186 KB]

Form 10 Family legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 211 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 10a Family legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 209 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 13 PDLA [PDF, 351 KB]

Form 16 Waitangi Tribunal proceedings [PDF, 225 KB]

Form 20 Civil legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 188 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 20a Civil legal aid non-fixed fees [PDF, 186 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 42 Victims Orders against Violent Offenders [PDF, 248 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 42a Victims Orders against Violent Offenders  [PDF, 244 KB]- for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 44 Employment Relations Authority - Fixed Fees [PDF, 219 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 44a Employment Relations Authority - Fixed Fees [PDF, 216 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 46 Public Protection Orders [PDF, 236 KB]

Form 48 Children's Workers Exemption Appeals - [PDF, 220 KB] for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 48a Children's Workers Exemption Appeals [PDF, 217 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Criminal legal aid (for use for charges filed on or before to 30 June 2013)

Form 23 Criminal legal aid fixed fees A-C [PDF, 213 KB]

Form 24 Criminal legal aid fixed fees D-F [PDF, 219 KB]

Form 25 Criminal legal aid fixed fees G [PDF, 203 KB]

Criminal legal aid (for use for charges filed after 1 July 2013 / applications received prior to 3 July 2016)

Form 23A Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 211 KB]

Form 24A Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 240 KB]

Form 25A Fixed Fees G (High Court) [PDF, 196 KB]

Form 26 Fixed Fees H-I (Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) [PDF, 188 KB]

Form 27 Fixed Fees J (Parole) [PDF, 197 KB]

Criminal legal aid (for use for applications / amendments received on or after 4 July 2016)

Form 23B Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 226 KB]

Form 24B Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 250 KB]

Criminal legal aid (for use for applications received on or after 3 July 2017)

Form 23C Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 221 KB]

Form 24C Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 235 KB]

Criminal legal aid (for use for applications received on or after 2 July 2018)

Form 23D Fixed Fees A-C [PDF, 225 KB]

Form 24D Fixed Fees D-F [PDF, 238 KB]

Form 25B Fixed Fees G (High Court) [PDF, 206 KB]

Form 26A Fixed Fees H-I (Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) [PDF, 191 KB]

Form 27A Fixed Fees J (Parole) [PDF, 201 KB]

Family & ACC legal aid fixed fee invoices

Form 30 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Adoption [PDF, 217 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 30a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Adoption [PDF, 213 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023 

Form 31 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Oranga Tamariki [PDF, 229 KB]

Form 32 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Care of Children/Guardianship [PDF, 222 KB] – for pre 31 March 2014 cases

Form 32A Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Care of Children/Guardianship [PDF, 232 KB] – for post 31 March 2014 cases

Form 32B Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Care of Children/Guardianship [PDF, 230 KB]  - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 33 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Family Violence [PDF, 237 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 33a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Family Violence [PDF, 235 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 34 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Maintenance [PDF, 228 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 34a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Maintenance [PDF, 225 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 35 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Relationship Property [PDF, 225 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 35a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Relationship Property [PDF, 223 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 38 ACC Legal Aid Fixed Fee [PDF, 223 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 38a ACC Legal Aid Fixed Fee [PDF, 220 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 40 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Paternity [PDF, 219 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 40a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Paternity [PDF, 217 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Form 41 Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Protection of Personal and Property Rights [PDF, 227 KB] - for cases prior to 1 January 2023

Form 41a Family Legal Aid Fixed Fee: Protection of Personal and Property Rights [PDF, 224 KB] - for cases from 1 January 2023

Supplementary forms

Form 11 Application for Reconsideration [PDF, 496 KB]

Form 18 Application for Write off/Exemption [PDF, 516 KB]

Form 17 Statement of financial position [PDF, 489 KB]

Legal aid complaints form [PDF, 588 KB]

Third party authorisation form [PDF, 70 KB]

Deed of Assignment of Award for Costs [PDF, 148 KB]

Payment of costs [PDF, 80 KB]

Verification of benefit income [DOC, 28 KB]

Trust form [PDF, 286 KB]

Lawyers forms

Application to provide legal aid services

Legal Aid Provider change of details form [PDF, 2.4 MB]

Duty lawyer attendance - tax invoice [PDF, 329 KB]

AODTC lawyer attendance - tax invoice [PDF, 141 KB]

Template for successive s21 Parole legal aid applications [DOCX, 39 KB]

Caveats & statutory land charges

Information and forms on caveats & statutory land charges

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