Legal aid is available from two main sources:
- Legal aid is available to some individuals (not groups or representative bodies) who lodge appeals. The Legal Services Board in Wellington decides who is eligible. The Legal Services Act 1991 limits the amount of costs that can be paid by a person who receives legal aid.
- The Environmental Legal Assistance Fund gives funding to non-profit groups to help them prepare, mediate, or present resource management cases to the Environment Court and other courts. For more information visit the Environmental Legal Assistance Fund section on our website.
Note: The Environmental Legal Assistance Fund cannot be used to pay any costs awarded.
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Legal aid
February 2021
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