Tēnā koe,

 

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Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice

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Tēnā koe P / Anon,

 

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 I would like the annual legal aid payments to firms for July 2024 -
June 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 the response 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 13/02/2026. This response date takes into
account the OIA summer holidays which are between 25 December 2025 – 15
January 2026. 

 

 

Ngā mihi

Ministerial Services

 

   

Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

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Tçnâ koe P / Anon,

 

Thank you for your email of 12 January 2026 to the Ministry of Justice
(the Ministry), requesting the Payment to Firms report for 2024/2025,
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you
requested:

 

I would like the annual legal aid payments to firms for July 2024 - June
2025. It has not yet been published.

 

The Payment to Firms report for 2024/2025 is scheduled to be published in
February 2026. Your request is therefore refused under section 18(d) of
the Act, as the information you have requested will soon be publicly
available.

 

A further What’s New article will be posted when the report is published
on the Ministry’s website: [1]Legal aid payments to firms.

 

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28 of the Act. The Office of the
Ombudsman may be contacted by phone on: 0800 802 602, by email at:
[email address], or via the webform: [2]Make a complaint (for
members of the public) | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

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

[3][email address]

[4][email address]

[5][Ministry of Justice request email]

[6]justice.govt.nz

 

 

From: [Ministry of Justice request email] <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2026 12:12 pm
To: 'P' <[FOI #33492 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Legal aid payments 2024-2025
(ref: 129155)

 

Tçnâ koe P / Anon,

 

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 I would like the annual legal aid payments to firms for July 2024 -
June 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 the response 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 13/02/2026. This response date takes into
account the OIA summer holidays which are between 25 December 2025 – 15
January 2026. 

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Ministerial Services

 

   

Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

[7]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

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