New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

5 Legal aid for civil matters: maximum levels of income

• (1) The maximum levels of income for the purposes of determining an applicant's eligibility for legal aid in respect of a civil matter are—

  • (a) $22,366 per year for a single applicant:

  • (b) $35,420 per year for an applicant with—

    • (i) a spouse or partner; or

    • (ii) 1 dependent child:

  • (c) $50,934 per year for an applicant with—

    • (i) a spouse or partner, and 1 dependent child; or

    • (ii) 2 dependent children:

  • (d) $57,880 per year for an applicant with—

    • (i) a spouse or partner, and 2 dependent children; or

    • (ii) 3 dependent children:

  • (e) $64,678 per year for an applicant with—

    • (i) a spouse or partner, and 3 dependent children; or

    • (ii) 4 dependent children:

  • (f) $72,302 per year for an applicant with—

    • (i) a spouse or partner, and 4 dependent children; or

    • (ii) 5 dependent children.

  (2) If an applicant has more than 5 dependent children, or has a spouse or partner and more than 4 dependent children, the maximum level of income for that applicant is calculated by adding to the amount specified in subclause (1)(f) a further $6,689 for each additional child.

  Regulation 5: substituted, on 1 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the Legal Services Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/345).