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-----Original Message-----
From: H Rogers <[FOI #32079 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 8:55 AM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Legal Aid Mileage Payments (ref:
125230)

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

This request is made under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

I am a New Zealand Citizen.

 

The IRD now has a separate mileage rate for petrol, diesel, hybrid and
electric cars.

 

The Legal Service Agency advised providers that from 1 July 2025 the
petrol rate ($1.17) was to be used for all vehicles.

 

The rate for diesel cars is $1.26, the rates of hybrid and electric cars
is less than $1.

 

Legal Aid are now unilaterally altering invoices using the diesel rate to
reflect the petrol rate or simply refusing to pay the invoice unless the
petrol rate is used.

 

Please provide the following:

 

The mileage rate policy for the Legal Services Agency stipulating that
only the petrol rate is to be used for covering the mileage costs of legal
aid providers from 1 July 2025.

 

A breakdown of the mileage payments by the Legal Services Agency since 1
July 2025 by motor vehicle type (petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric), the
number of payments made and the total amount of those payments.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

H Rogers

 

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Tēnā koe H Rogers,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your email of 21 August
2025.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

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[4]justice.govt.nz

 

-----Original Message-----
From: H Rogers <[5][FOI #32079 email]>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2025 8:55 AM
To: [6][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Legal Aid Mileage Payments

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

This request is made under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

I am a New Zealand Citizen.

 

The IRD now has a separate mileage rate for petrol, diesel, hybrid and
electric cars.

 

The Legal Service Agency advised providers that from 1 July 2025 the
petrol rate ($1.17) was to be used for all vehicles.

 

The rate for diesel cars is $1.26, the rates of hybrid and electric cars
is less than $1.

 

Legal Aid are now unilaterally altering invoices using the diesel rate to
reflect the petrol rate or simply refusing to pay the invoice unless the
petrol rate is used.

 

Please provide the following:

 

The mileage rate policy for the Legal Services Agency stipulating that
only the petrol rate is to be used for covering the mileage costs of legal
aid providers from 1 July 2025.

 

A breakdown of the mileage payments by the Legal Services Agency since 1
July 2025 by motor vehicle type (petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric), the
number of payments made and the total amount of those payments.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

H Rogers

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[7][FOI #32079 email]

 

Is [8][Ministry of Justice request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Ministry of Justice? If so, please contact us using this form:

[9]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

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