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[email address] | www.justice.govt.nz 
 
Sean 
[FYI request #18688 email] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our ref: OIA 93990 
 
Dear Sean 
 
Official Information Act request: Salary Bands of Public Defence Service Lawyers 
 
Thank you for your email of 26 February 2022 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 
(the Act), information relating the salary bands for all lawyers employed by the Public Defence 
service. Specifically, you requested: 
 
•  Can I please have the Salary bands for all lawyers employed by the Public Defence 
Service from supervised provider to PAL1-PAL4 lawyers.  
 
The information you have requested is highlighted in blue in the table appended to this letter. 
 
If you are not satisfied with my response, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman 
under section 28(3) of the Act. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: 
[email address]. 
 
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
 
Jo Hickling 
General Manager, People Experience 
 

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1982
2021/22 Band Structure 85-120%
Steps 85% - 111%
(effective 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022)
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Out of scope
INFORMATION 
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OFFICIAL 
THE 
PDS Lawyer Ranges:
Step
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Top Step
Max of Range
Mid of Range
Band
85%
87%
89%
91%
93%
95%
97%
99%
101%
103%
105%
107%
109%
111%
120%
100%
PDS1
-
-
-
-
$48,360
$49,400
$50,440
$51,480
$52,520
$53,560
$54,600
$55,640
$56,680
$57,720
$62,400
$52,000
PDS2
$53,124
$54,374
$55,624
$56,874
$58,124
$59,374
$60,624
$61,874
$63,123
$64,373
$65,623
$66,873
$68,123
$69,373
$74,998
$62,498
PDS3
$61,367
$62,811
$64,255
$65,699
$67,143
$68,587
$70,031
$71,475
$72,918
$74,362
$75,806
$77,250
$78,694
$80,138
$86,636
$72,196
UNDER 
PDS4
$80,473
$82,367
$84,260
$86,154
$88,047
$89,941
$91,834
$93,728
$95,621
$97,515
$99,408
$101,302
$103,195
$105,089
$113,609
$94,674
PDS5
$105,545
$108,028
$110,512
$112,995
$115,479
$117,962
$120,445
$122,929
$125,412
$127,896
$130,379
$132,862
$135,346
$137,829
$149,004
$124,170
PDS6
$120,868
$123,712
$126,556
$129,400
$132,244
$135,088
$137,932
$140,776
$143,619
$146,463
$149,307
$152,151
$154,995
$157,839
$170,637
$142,197
PDS7
$131,803
$134,904
$138,006
$141,107
$144,208
$147,309
$150,411
$153,512
$156,613
$159,714
$162,816
$165,917
$169,018
$172,119
$186,075
$155,062
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