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, Meredith Leigh, on (02) 6120 1421.
OPC client advisers
|
Agency |
Bill adviser |
Instrument adviser |
|---|---|---|
|
Attorney-General’s Department |
Meredith Leigh (02) 6120 1421 |
Samara Zeitsch (02) 6120 1439 |
|
Australian Public Service Commission |
Matthew Sait (02) 6120 1407 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
Karyn MacMullin (02) 6120 1436 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Comcare |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |
Claire Parkhill (02) 6120 1423 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Department of Defence |
Keith Byles (02) 6120 1446 |
Samara Zeitsch (02) 6120 1439 |
|
Department of Education, Skills and Employment |
Andrew Freeman (02) 6120 1448 |
Samara Zeitsch (02) 6120 1439 |
|
Department of Finance |
John King (02) 6120 1412 |
Samara Zeitsch (02) 6120 1439 |
|
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Paul Millington (02) 6120 1471 |
Fiona Ganter (02) 6120 1316 |
|
Department of Health: General |
Naomi Carde (02) 6120 1442 |
Fiona Ganter (02) 6120 1316 |
| Department of Health: Aged Care, NDIS |
Angela Theodorelos (02) 6120 1488 |
Fiona Ganter (02) 6120 1316 |
| Department of Home Affairs: Immigration, Citizenship, Customs etc. | Angela Theodorelos
(02) 6120 1488 |
Gretel Burmester (02) 6120 1327 |
| Department of Home Affairs: Other |
Louise Finucane (02) 6120 1424 |
Gretel Burmester (02) 6120 1327 |
|
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
Rebecca Considine (02) 6120 1428 |
Fiona Ganter (02) 6120 1316 |
|
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications |
Karyn MacMullin (02) 6120 1436 |
Gretel Burmester (02) 6120 1327 |
|
Department of Parliamentary Services and Parliament |
Linley Henzell (02) 6120 1473 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Madeleine Macdonald (02) 6120 1468 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Department of Social Services |
Bevan Murray (02) 6120 1480 |
Olivia Gossip (02) 6120 1418 |
|
Department of Veterans’ Affairs |
Sally Vacietis (02) 6120 1469 |
Samara Zeitsch (02) 6120 1439 |
|
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.