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1 November 2024
Shane Gibson
[FYI request #28514 email]
Ref: OIA 116157
Tēnā koe Shane
Official Information Act request: Vote Justice appropriation
Thank you for your email of 25 September 2024, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry),
requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information relating to the
2023/24 Vote Justice appropriation for Administration of Legal Services. Specifically, you
requested:
How was the 2023/24 Vote Justice appropriation for “Administration of Legal Services”
allocated by the Ministry of Justice?
Please provide:
- The amount provided to each separate business unit (within the Ministry of Justice, or
external to it)
- What the purpose of the amount to each business unit was for
- Allocations to specific projects and the purpose of that project
- Allocations to specific IT systems and the function of those systems
On 22 October 2024, the Ministry contacted you to advise further time was required to
research and collate the response to your request, and that this would be with you no later
than 8 November 2024.
In response to your request, I can advise that the scope of the Administration of Legal
Services appropriation is limited to the administration of community, legal and related
services; and the management and collection of related debt. The Ministry has no specific
projects costs or IT systems that the Administration of Legal Services appropriation provides
for.
Please refer to the below table for the information requested, that states the business unit,
amount, and purpose.
Business Unit
$ (000)
Purpose
The Sector Insights team provides analysis, analytics,
Sector Insights
711
data, information management and knowledge
development which supports Legal Services
Chief Operating
The COO team collaborates across OSD and the
585
Officer (COO) –
Justice Sector to support the Chief Operating Officer.
Operations Service
This team is also involved in the administration of
Delivery (OSD)
legal services, including legal aid-related ministerial
reporting, internal government-led processes, and
meetings
NSD provides a wide range of justice services, one of
its core functions is managing legal aid services,
National Service
23,795
which fund legal assistance for people who cannot
Delivery (NSD)
afford a lawyer. Legal aid services are divided into
three key areas: Grants, Debt, and Provider Services
This team leads service improvement and
Commissioning
commissioning efforts in partnership with the service
and Service
7,369
delivery teams. CSI plays a critical role in designing,
Improvement (CSI)
improving, and managing some of the legal aid
services
The ECP completes several projects, including
Property and IT. The cost of projects is allocated
Executive
based on a percentage of which appropriation
Committee
benefits from the costs being incurred. Some
718
Projects Business
expenses have been allocated to the Administration
Unit (ECP)
of Legal Services Appropriation. The Ministry does
not have a single project directly relating to the
Administration of Legal Services.
TOTAL
$33,178,000
If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe
Locke at [email address].
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at: justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-act-requests/oia-responses/
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be
contacted by email to [email address] or by phone on 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Kelvin Watson
Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services
