Part 4Transitional and savings provisions, amendments to other enactments, and repeals
Transition of matters commenced, approvals granted, and funding provided under former Act: Legal aid for certain types of legal assistance in respect of Waitangi Tribunal proceedings under former Act
133Legal aid for certain types of legal assistance in respect of Waitangi Tribunal proceedings
This section applies to any application or grant of legal aid made before the commencement of this Act in respect of proceedings before the Waitangi Tribunal for the purposes of funding the provision of legal advice and representation to assist the applicant or group—
- with resolving the dispute other than by legal proceedings:
- with taking steps preliminary or incidental to any proceeding:
- in arriving at or giving effect to any out-of-court settlement that avoids or brings to an end any proceedings.
Until the close of the expiry day, every application or grant to which this section applies must be dealt with by the Commissioner as if the applicable provisions of the former Act and the Legal Services Regulations 2006 had not been repealed or revoked.
Despite section 132, the Commissioner must on the close of the expiry day cease funding any grant to which this section applies, or any grant arising out of an application to which this section applies.
To avoid doubt, the expiry of a grant of legal aid under this section—
- is not a withdrawal of the grant under section 31; and
- does not affect—
- the aided person's obligations arising out of the conditions of the grant; or
- the Commissioner's rights to enforce those obligations; or
- the Commissioner's obligation to pay for the services provided under the grant before the expiry date.
- the aided person's obligations arising out of the conditions of the grant; or
In this section, expiry day means the day that is 6 months after the commencement of this Act.