Welcome to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel Website

This site is designed to be of interest to legislative drafters and to anyone seeking information about Commonwealth Acts and Bills.

In addition to information contained on this page, this site provides links to other sites related to Commonwealth legislation and legislative drafting.

The Drafting Directions have been reorganised into a subject-based series. In addition, a Drafting Manual designed to give an overview of drafting has been prepared.

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Last Updated:19 January 2012

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