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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Procedural, administrative, and miscellaneous matters - Miscellaneous matters - Legal aid

142: Amendment to Legal Services Act 2011

You could also call this:

"Changing the law to help people who need legal aid when they're affected by a Public Protection Order"

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The law is changing the Legal Services Act 2011. You can find the Legal Services Act 2011 on the New Zealand legislation website. This change is about what is called a "specified application".

The change is to section 4 of the Legal Services Act 2011. It adds a new part to the definition of "specified application". This new part is about people who are respondents to an application under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014.

You can also find the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014 on the New Zealand legislation website. This change affects people who are subject to an order under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014. It is about their applications under that Act.

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Miscellaneous matters: Legal aid

142Amendment to Legal Services Act 2011

  1. This section amends the Legal Services Act 2011.

  2. In section 4(1), definition of specified application, after paragraph (c), insert:

  3. by a person who is a respondent to an application under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014, or who is subject to an order under that Act, in respect of an application under that Act; or

    Notes