Police Detention Legal Assistance Holiday Roster

The PDLA Holiday Roster for 2024/25 is now available below alongside our guidelines and invoice form. We encourage you to read this thoroughly and note your rostered shifts.

Please note that this roster is valid from 6pm Friday 13th December 2024 until 6am Monday 6th of January 2025 and supersedes the regular PDLA roster during this time. All regular regional PDLA rosters will return after the expiration of the holiday roster.

PDLA Holiday Roster 2024/25 [PDF, 258 KB]
Roster updated as at 11/12/2024

PDLA Holiday Roster Guidelines [PDF, 160 KB]
Lawyers rostered onto the PDLA service over the holiday period must review these guidelines before the nationwide roster period starts on 13 December 2024.

PDLA Holiday Roster Invoice [PDF, 288 KB]
The invoice form found above has been created for you to use for the duration of the holiday period to charge for your rostered shifts.

 Regional PDLA Roster List 2024-25 [PDF, 150 KB]
This document contains a contact list of PDLA providers broken down by region. This is to be used by PDLA providers on the nationwide roster to refer cases on to another lawyer as necessary (e.g., where attendance is required in person).

If you have any questions regarding the PDLA Holiday Roster, contact us at duty.lawyer@justice.govt.nz.

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