Regulatory Impact Statement December 2009 Legal Aid Review [pdf, 85 KB]
...contracting and service provision, other options were considered including the status quo. However, the Bazley report raised quality and administrative issues and called for change and a new and flexible procurement model. Options are discussed below. A universal system of public provision of legal aid services, as implemented in some Auckland courts, could generate significant economies of scale and be a low cost option. Public provision has, however, only been tested in large communitie...