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Legal Services Act 2011

Administration of legal services system - Quality assurance system for providers - Examination of claims made by providers

91: Secretary may audit providers

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"The Secretary checks legal aid providers to ensure they follow rules and provide good services."

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The Secretary can check any provider of legal aid services at any time. You need to know that every check must be done by an auditor. The Secretary does this to see if the services provided are good and worth the money they pay for. The Secretary can check if the provider is following the rules, such as practice standards and conditions of their approval. They can also check if the provider is following the terms and conditions of their service contract and any guidelines or policies. The Secretary can look at any big or unresolved complaints about the provider's services. The Secretary can do this to make sure the services are good and the money is being well spent, you can find more information about this by looking at the legislation https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM72298

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM3142929.

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Part 3Administration of legal services system
Quality assurance system for providers: Examination of claims made by providers

91Secretary may audit providers

  1. The Secretary may at any time audit any provider of legal aid services or specified legal services.

  2. Every audit must be conducted by an auditor.

  3. The purpose of the audit is to enable the Secretary to assess and review the quality and value of the services provided by the provider that have been, or may be, paid for by the Secretary.

  4. The audit may, without limitation, include an assessment of—

  5. the provider's compliance with—
    1. practice standards:
      1. any conditions imposed on the provider's approval:
        1. the terms and conditions of the service contract:
          1. guidelines and policies issued or made by the Secretary; and
          2. any substantial or unresolved complaints concerning delivery of legal aid services or specified legal services.

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