Parliamentary Counsel

Parliamentary Counsel

Parliamentary Counsel are counsel (that is, lawyers) who are employed to draft legislation for Parliament.

In the United Kingdom, there is the Parliamentary Counsel Office, which drafts legislation for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel, which drafts legislation for the Scottish Parliament.

In the Republic of Ireland, there is an Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government.

In Australia, each State, Territory and the Federal government has an Office of the Parliamentary Counsel.

In the United Kingdom, the PCO is located at 36 Whitehall next to Horseguards' Parade.

External links

* [http://www.opc.gov.au/calc/ Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel]


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