OPC client advisers
OPC client advisers are Parliamentary Counsel from whom client agencies can obtain quick, informal advice about matters in which OPC has expertise, including the following:
- options for legislative approaches
- matters necessary, desirable or acceptable for inclusion in Bills or instruments
- options for improving the standard of instruments and managing the sunsetting of legislative instruments
- the form of drafting instructions
To obtain advice from OPC client advisers, please contact the relevant Parliamentary Counsel listed below. If the client adviser is unavailable, please contact First Parliamentary Counsel, Peter Quiggin, on (02) 6120 1405.
OPC client advisers
|
Agency |
Bill adviser |
Instrument adviser |
|---|---|---|
|
Attorney-General’s Department |
Peter Quiggin (02) 6120 1405 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Australian Public Service Commission |
Peter Quiggin (02) 6120 1405 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
Andrew Freeman (02) 6120 1448 |
Andrew Freeman (02) 6120 1448 |
|
Comcare |
Toni Walsh (02) 6120 1425 |
Sally Vacietis (02) 6120 1469 |
|
Department of Agriculture and Water Resources |
Claire Parkhill (02) 6120 1423 |
Nick Horn (02) 6120 1415 |
|
Department of Communications and the Arts |
Keith Byles (02) 6120 1446 |
Sally Vacietis (02) 6120 1469 |
|
Department of Defence |
Angela Theodorelos (02) 6120 1488 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of Education and Training |
Andrew Freeman (02) 6120 1448 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of the Environment and Energy |
Meredith Leigh (02) 6120 1421 |
Sally Vacietis (02) 6120 1469 |
|
Department of Finance |
Rebecca Considine (02) 6120 1428 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Claire Parkhill (02) 6120 1423 |
Madeleine Macdonald (02) 6120 1468 |
|
Department of Health |
Louise Finucane (02) 6120 1424 |
Madeleine Macdonald (02) 6120 1468 |
| Department of Home Affairs | Liza Quinn
(02) 6120 1438 |
Sally Vacietis (02) 6120 1469 |
|
Department of Human Services |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
Meredith Leigh (02) 6120 1421 |
Madeleine Macdonald (02) 6120 1468 |
|
Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities |
Toni Walsh (02) 6120 1425 |
Nick Horn (02) 6120 1415 |
| Department of Jobs and Small Business |
Naomi Carde (02) 6120 1442 |
Sally Vacietis (02) 6120 1469 |
|
Department of Parliamentary Services and Parliament |
Peter Quiggin (02) 6120 1405 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Peter Quiggin (02) 6120 1405 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of Social Services |
Louise Finucane (02) 6120 1424 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
Naomi Carde (02) 6120 1442 |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
|
The Treasury |
Bronwyn Livermore (02) 6120 1422 |
Bronwyn Livermore (02) 6120 1422 |
OPC Guide for Clients
OPC has produced a Guide for Clients to assist the staff of agencies who are instructing OPC on the drafting of a Bill or instrument to understand their role and the role of OPC’s drafters, how OPC’s drafters do their job in the context of the overall legislative process, and how this can affect a particular legislative project. The Guide is available Drafting Manuals page.