Triennial Review of Legal Aid

Overview

The Minister of Justice has directed the Ministry of Justice to carry out a triennial review of the legal aid scheme. The overarching objective for the review is to ensure that the legal aid scheme is efficient and sustainable while also promoting access to justice.

If you have any questions about the survey or the review in general, please contact legalaidreview@justice.govt.nz

Why your views matter

The Ministry of Justice will use your feedback to help inform our advice to the Government on what changes to the legal aid system may be required. The Government will then make decisions on the outcomes of the triennial review, informed by consultation feedback. We expect this will take place in late 2025 or early 2026. 

Once the Government has made decisions, the Ministry will publish a summary of feedback on our website. The summary will not include any information that could identify individuals.  

Your feedback is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). Any request under the OIA that includes identifying information will need to be considered in line with the OIA. If your feedback is within scope of an OIA request for information, the Ministry is required to release the information unless one of the withholding grounds of the OIA apply.  

The Ministry can withhold personal details under the OIA, including your name and address. Please clearly indicate in your submission if you consider your name, or any other identifying information, should not be released under the OIA and why, and we will take that into account in the event of a request. For example, some information may be commercially sensitive or personal.   

The Privacy Act 2020 governs how the Ministry collects and uses the personal information about you and your submission. You have the right to access and correct personal information.

You can find out more about how we use your personal information on our privacy page:

Legal aid review privacy information