The Making of Quality Legislation
Legislation Advisory Committee/Office of the Clerk Seminar
Hosted by the Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Conservation, Minister of Food Safety, Minister of Labour, Associate Minister of Immigration
Chaired by Professor Geoff McLay
The seminar was held on Wednesday 11 July 2012 in the Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament House. The keynote address was by the Hon Kate Wilkinson. Speakers included the Hon Sir Grant Hammond KNZM, President of the Law Commission; Mary Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives; and Bill Moore, Acting Chief Parliamentary Counsel.
Programme outline
Topics included policy inception and development, legislative drafting, the passage of legislation through the House of Representatives (including select committee processes and the committee of the whole House), and reflections on why good legislation matters.
Programme details (PDF 20KB) »
Presentations and notes from presenters
Anthea Williams, Crown Counsel, Crown Law; John Yeabsley, Senior Fellow, NZIER; Guy Beatson, Deputy Secretary Policy, Ministry for the Environment:
LAC Guidelines and Policy
PDF 457KB
Professor Paul Rishworth, University of Auckland
Some External Constraints and Constitutional Principles
Bill Moore, Acting Chief Parliamentary Counsel; Fiona Leonard, Acting Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel:
From Policy to Legislation: A Guide to Legislative Drafting
PDF 422KB
Mary Harris, Clerk of the House of Representatives:
The Passage of Legislation through Parliament—An Overview
PDF 332KB
Lesley Ferguson, Operations Manager (Select Committees):
The Select Committee Process
PDF 144KB
Ivan Kwok, Principal Advisor, The Treasury; Lauren Perry, Manager Constitutional Advisory Panel Secretariat, Ministry of Justice:
The Passage of Legislation Through Parliament—Role of Departmental Advisers
PDF 77KB
Brigid McArthur, Partner, GreenwoodRocheChisnall; David Cochrane, Special Counsel, Simpson Grierson:
Participation by External Parties in Select Committee Process
PDF 591KB
Fay Paterson, Clerk-Assistant (House):
Committee of the whole House
PDF 304KB
