Instructing the PCO Te whakahau i a PCO

These resources are for the agencies we provide drafting services to. They are designed to help agencies develop drafting instructions, and navigate the legislative process.

  1. Turning Policy Into Law

    A step-by-step guide for instructors.

  2. Drafting practice and model clauses

    Information about drafting practices and standardised or model clauses for commonly used components of legislation.

  3. Regulatory impact statement guidance

    Links to guidance and printing requirements.

  4. Disclosure statements

    How to arrange publication.

  5. Notifying secondary legislation

    This information is provided to assist agencies in alerting the PCO's Publications Unit that secondary legislation is to be published on the NZ Legislation website and notified in the Gazette.

  6. PCO Quarterly

    The PCO Quarterly is intended for anyone involved in instructing the PCO. If that's you, please contact us to join the mailing list, with your name, role, agency, email address, and phone number.

  7. Transitional and savings checklist

    This checklist is designed to alert you to cases where you may need to provide for the transition from an old law to a new law.

  8. Drafting timeline and poster

    This poster shows the steps and time required to transform policy into a Bill for introduction.

  9. Consult PCO if amending the Legislation Act 2019 or the Legislation (Publication) Regulations 2021

    This legislation is administered by the PCO, so please consult us on any proposed amendments.

  10. Process to enter into or end a drafting agreement

    Drafting agreements establish when the PCO will draft secondary legislation beyond the default rules.

  11. Policy to Legislation seminar

    Policy to Legislation is a specialist course co-hosted by Office of the Clerk and the PCO. It provides a walk-through of the process of developing a new law, from policy development to Royal assent.

  12. Production of forms and graphics for publication in legislation

    Information and tips on providing forms and graphics for the PCO to publish in legislation.

  13. Choosing fonts for forms and graphics

    The fonts that can be used in forms and graphics to be published by the PCO in legislation.

  14. More resources for instructors

    Access the Legislation Services Panel, Annual Reports on Legislative Practices, and other resources.

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