Legal Services Act 2011

Schedule 2: Specified enactments

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"Laws about families and social issues"

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The Legal Services Act 2011 has a list of specified enactments. You can find these enactments in the schedule. They are laws related to family and social issues. The enactments include the Adoption Act 1955, the Adult Adoption Information Act 1985, and the Care of Children Act 2004. The list also includes the Child Support Act 1991, the Family Proceedings Act 1980 (except for Parts 6 to 8), and the Family Violence Act 2018.

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Family and relationships > Marriage and partnershipsFamily and relationships > Children and parentingFamily and relationships > Adoption and guardianship

Schedule 1: Definition of income and disposable capital, or

"How Your Money and Assets Affect Your Legal Aid"

Schedule 3: Further provisions that apply to Legal Aid Tribunal, selection committees, performance review committee, and Review Authority, or

"Rules for Legal Aid Decision-Makers"

2Specified enactments Empowered by ss 10(5), 11(4)

Adoption Act 1955

Adult Adoption Information Act 1985

Care of Children Act 2004

Child Support Act 1991

Family Proceedings Act 1980 (other than Parts 6 to 8)

Family Violence Act 2018

Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992

Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (other than Parts 4 and 5 and sections 351 to 360)

Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988

Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Notes

Schedule 2: amended, on 1 July 2019, by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).
Schedule 2: amended, on 21 February 2018, by section 122(1) of the Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017 (2017 No 4).
Schedule 2: amended, on 14 July 2017, by section 149 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31).