Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
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Office of the Parliamentary Counsel may refer to:
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- Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to GovernmentOffice of the Parliamentary Counsel to GovernmentThe Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government is a constituent department of the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland. Parliamentary Counsel to Government draft government Bills ....
, which drafts bills in the Republic of Ireland - Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand)Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand)The Parliamentary Counsel Office is a New Zealand Public Sector Organisation of the New Zealand Government. The PCO is staffed by Parliamentary Counsel, who are responsible for drafting most New Zealand legislation and publishing the official version of New Zealand Acts of Parliament and Statutory...
- Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel
- Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (United Kingdom)Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (United Kingdom)The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is responsible for drafting all government Bills that are introduced to Parliament. Established in 1869, the OPC has been part of various departments and is currently part of the Cabinet Office...
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- Parliamentary CounselParliamentary CounselParliamentary counsel are lawyers who prepare legislation that it is proposed to pass into law. The term Parliamentary draftsman is also widely used. These terms are used in relation to the United Kingdom parliament, and other parliaments on the Westminster system...