Tēnā koe John,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.  Specifically, you requested:

o Total number of kilometers claimed by providers for reimbursement for
the last 5 financial years (01/07/2019 - 30/06/2025).
o The per kilometer reimbursement rate for each period and the total
dollar value of the reimbursement paid.
o The current per kilometer reimbursement rates from 1 July 2025.

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons). 

You can expect a response by 1 October 2025.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe John,

 

Thank you for your request of 3 September 2025, seeking information about
reimbursements claimed by Legal Aid Providers under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you have requested:

 

 1. Total number of kilometers claimed by providers for reimbursement for
the last 5 financial years (01/07/2019 - 30/06/2025).
 2. The per kilometer reimbursement rate for each period and the total
dollar value of the reimbursement paid.
 3. The current per kilometer reimbursement rates from 1 July 2025.

 

Section 12(2) of the Act requires that the information sought must be
“specified with due particularity”, which means the Ministry must be able
to reasonably identify what information you’re requesting. So that we can
better respond to your request, please confirm the following:

 

o Are you seeking the data for a specific legal aid jurisdiction, e.g.
criminal? If so, please specify.

 

We would appreciate it if you could please respond with your clarified
request by no later than 12 September 2025.

 

Please note that as the Ministry has sought to clarify your request within
the first seven working days, on receipt of the confirmed scope, the
timeline to respond to you may reset under section 15(1) of the Act.

 

You have the right under section 28 of the Act to seek a review of this
decision in the handling of your request from the Ombudsman. The
Ombudsman’s contact details are available at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman |
Ombudsman New Zealand

 

We look forward to receiving your clarified request.

 

Ngā mihi,

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From: [Ministry of Justice request email] <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 10:29 AM
To: John SMith <[FOI #32209 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Total mileage reimbursement
claimed by Legal Aid Providers (ref: 125640)

 

Tēnā koe John,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.  Specifically, you requested:

o Total number of kilometers claimed by providers for reimbursement for
the last 5 financial years (01/07/2019 - 30/06/2025).
o The per kilometer reimbursement rate for each period and the total
dollar value of the reimbursement paid.
o The current per kilometer reimbursement rates from 1 July 2025.

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons). 

You can expect a response by 1 October 2025.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [6]justice.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe John,

Thank you for your email yesterday, clarifying your request for information. This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to consider.

Per our initial email to you, because the Ministry has clarified your original request within the first 7 days of receipt, the timeframe for response has been reset in line with Section 15(1AA) of the Act. You can now expect a response no later than 6 October 2025.

If you are unhappy with the way in which the Ministry is handling your request for information, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s contact details are available at: Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand.

Ngā mihi,

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)
[email address]
[email address]
[Ministry of Justice request email]
justice.govt.nz

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Tēnā koe John,

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your request for official information.

Ngā mihi,

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)
[email address]
[email address]
[Ministry of Justice request email]
justice.govt.nz

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