Parliamentary Counsel Office
Welcome
We take pride in high quality drafting and in making legislation accessible to all.
David Noble
Chief Parliamentary Counsel
- The 2010-2011 reprints programme has been established, and results of the annual reprints survey published. Read more »
- The Legislation Advisory Committee seminar "From policy to legislation" on 29 September 2010, for Policy Advisers and Legal Advisers, is fully subscribed. Read more »
- New: guidance for departments on regulatory impact statements (RISs). Read more »
About the PCO
We draft legislation to support the Government's legislative programme. Our goal is legislation that is effective, clear, consistent with other legislation, and adheres to legal principle. And we publish legislation in hard copy and online.
Learn about our role, working at the PCO, and our corporate publications.
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Legislation
Find legislation: online, on the New Zealand Legislation website or through other sources. Find where you can buy printed legislation.
Learn more about legislation: about the different types of Acts and regulations, about reprints of legislation, and about deemed regulations and how to find them.
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Instructing the PCO
Information for agencies that instruct the PCO in the development of legislation.
Resources include the Guide to Working with the PCO, Principles of clear drafting, information on supplying forms and graphics for publication in legislation, and how to notify Statutory Regulations for publication.
