Justice sector projections: Legal Aid

This projection is produced every year and published on our website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/justice-sector-projections/

The projection covers the amount, in dollars, of expenditure on private providers of legal aid in the following jurisdictions: Criminal jurisdiction; Family jurisdiction; Civil jurisdiction; Waitangi Tribunal claims; Duty Lawyer scheme; Police Detention Legal Assistance scheme. Expenditure on the Public Defence Service is not within the scope of the forecast. The amount of legal aid debt recovered is also not within the scope of the forecast. The expenditure projection is that recorded by the Finance division in the Ministry of Justice and includes the impact of the accrual processes.