NZQA registered unit standard
8548 version 5
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of accessing legal assistance
Level
1
Credits
Purpose
2
This unit standard relates to introductory knowledge and could
be of particular relevance to immigrants.
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and
describe legal assistance, and describe how to access Legal
Aid.
Classification
Core Generic > Self-Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and describe legal assistance.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Situations that require legal assistance are identified and described.
Range
1.2
situations may include but are not limited to – employment,
housing, land claim, tenancy, consumer, criminal, immigration;
evidence of three different situations is required.
Legal assistance is described in terms of services provided and estimated
costs.
Range
may include but is not limited to – legal firm, court assistance,
community law centres, a specialised agency.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8548 version 5
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Outcome 2
Describe how to access Legal Aid.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Legal Aid is described in terms of assistance provided, how it is accessed, and
availability.
Range
2.2
criminal, civil, Family Court.
Potential difficulties are described for a situation requiring access to Legal Aid.
difficulties may include but are not limited to – ignorance of the
law, limits on availability of Legal Aid, non-awareness of sources
of assistance, communication barriers, cultural barriers, financial
constraints, geographical isolation;
evidence of three is required.
Range
2.3
A strategy is described which identifies how the identified difficulties could be
overcome.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 October 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
31 March 1998
31 December 2015
Review
3
26 September 2001
31 December 2015
Review
4
16 July 2010
N/A
Rollover
5
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8548 version 5
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016