2007
The Revised Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines: a seminar for public servants, 9 August 2007
The Guidelines - A reprise for Government servants: What they are and why they are important Mr Ian Jamieson, Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Parliamentary Counsel Office (MS PowerPoint 79KB)
What is new and why was it done? Professor John Burrows QC, The Law Commission (MS PowerPoint 272KB)
The New Guideline on taking Bills through the House Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Chair of the Legislation Advisory Committee and President of the Law Commission and Mr Ivan Kwok, Solicitor, Treasury (MS PowerPoint 278KB)
Evaluation form for seminar 9 August 2007 (MSWord 42KB)
2006
The Legislative Process: A Seminar for Public Servants: 5 & 6 July 2006
Why We Are Here: The Purpose and Scope of this Seminar - Introduction Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Chair of the LAC (MS PowerPoint 84KB)
The Role of Select Committees in Lawmaking Catherine Parkin, Senior Parliamentary Officer, Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives (MS PowerPoint 6,600KB)
How Public Servants should deal with Legislation in Parliament Graeme Buchanan, LAC Member and Deputy Secretary (legal), Department of Labour (MS PowerPoint 63KB)
The Role of the Parliamentary Counsel Office in relation to Bills in front of Parliament George Tanner QC, Chief Parliamentary Counsel and LAC member (PDF 112KB)
The Parliamentary Process: A View from the Outside Professor John Burrows QC, Academic at the University of Canterbury, LAC Member and Chair of the Subcommittee revising the LAC Guidelines (MS Word 30KB)
Committee of the Whole House and Beyond Donna Tunnicliffe, Second Clerk Assistant and Reader, Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives (MS PowerPoint 1,099KB)
Role of Officials at Committee of the Whole House Ivan Kwok, Treasury Solicitor and LAC Member (MS PowerPoint 31KB)
Wellington District Law Society Seminar : 3 April 2006
Judicial implementation of legislative policy: Ruminations on the impact of the Sentencing Act 2002 on sentencing practice and prison musters, The Hon Justice William Young
Developing Policy / Preparing Legislation An Overview, Graeme Buchanan, Deputy Secretary – Legal, Department of Labour, Legislation Advisory Committee. (PDF 25KB)
Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines, Dr Warren Young (PDF 20KB)
Introduction to Legislation Advisory Committee, Seminar for Private Practitioners on the Guidelines, Rt. Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Chair, Legislation Advisory Committee, President Law Commission (PDF 13KB)
Paper: Drafting the Law – A Boring Job? The Role of the Parliamentary Counsel Office, George Tanner, QC (PDF 197KB)
Overhead: Drafting the Law – A Boring Job? The Role of the Parliamentary Counsel Office, George Tanner, QC (PDF 139KB)
Evaluation Form: Legislation Advisory Committee Seminar For Private Practitioners (MS Word 36KB)
2005
How to Use the Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines ( Paper by Professor John Burrows from LAC seminar September) (PDF 249Kb)
Some Do's and Don'ts in the Preparation of Legislative Drafting Instructions by Departments and Agencies (Paper by Geoff Lawn, Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel from LAC seminar September) (PDF 802Kb)
Developing Policy/Preparing Legislation - An Overview (Paper by Ivan Kwok and Graeme Buchanan from LAC seminar September) (PDF 271Kb)
2002
Incorporation by Reference Principles, August 2002
2001
Guidelines on Process and Content of Legislation 2001 edition (PDF Adobe Acrobat version 4, 829Kb)
This is the 2001 version of the guidelines which does not include later amendments.
1996
Report of the Legislation Advisory Committee 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1995: Recurring Issues, (Report No 9), June 1996
1993
Report of the Legislation Advisory Committee 1 July 1992 to 31 December 1993, (Report No 8), December 1993
1992
Report of the Legislation Advisory Committee 1 January 1990 to 30 June 1992, (Report No 7), September 1992
1991
Legislative Change Guidelines on Process and Content, revised edition, (Report No 6) December 1991
1990
Report of the Legislation Advisory Committee 1 April 1988 to 31 December 1989, (Report No 5) March 1990
Public Advisory Bodies: A Discussion Paper (September 1990)
1989
Departmental Statutes, (Report No 4) (April 1989)
Report on Administrative Tribunals (February 1989) (Report No 3)
1988
Administrative Tribunals: A Discussion Paper (January 1988)
Report of the Legislation Advisory Committee (June 1988) (Report No 2)
Search and Search Warrants: Final Report by the Search and Search Warrants Committee, June 1988
Departmental Statutes and other legislation relating to departments: A Discussion Paper, September 1988
1987
Legislative Change : Guidelines on Process and Content (August 1987) (Report No 1)