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Functions
The Office of Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) was established under the Parliamentary Counsel Act 1970. Its principal functions are drafting Bills for introduction into either House of the Parliament and drafting amendments of Bills.
Objective
The objective of OPC is to enable the Government to carry out its legislative program and (subject to Government priorities) to assist Private Members with their legislative requirements, by drafting Bills and amendments of Bills and supplying them to the Parliament.
Description
Before each Parliamentary sitting the Government formulates a program of Bills that it requires to be drafted for the sittings. In recognition that it may not be possible for all Bills on the program to be drafted, it decides on a drafting priority for the drafting of each Bill.
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