Working with Legislative Drafters
Presented by Bianca Kimber and Meredith Leigh
1 point in core area 4
The session is a discussion between Bianca Kimber, Parliamentary Counsel, ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s office, and Meredith Leigh, First Parliamentary Counsel, Australian Government’s Office of Parliamentary Counsel. The discussion touches on the drafting process, the roles of drafters and instructors and how to produce effective legislation.
BIANCA KIMBER
PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
ACT PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL'S OFFICE
Bianca has been the Parliamentary Counsel for the ACT since 2021, having joined the ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office in 2007. Prior to that, Bianca worked at the ACT Government Solicitor’s Office for 6 years in commercial and property law, and in private practice in Canberra and Adelaide for a number of years in family law, criminal law and personal injury. Bianca has a strong commitment to supporting the rule of law through drafting and publishing laws that are accessible, fit for purpose and legally effective.
MEREDITH LEIGH
FIRST PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
OFFICE OF PARLIAMENTARY COUNSEL
Ms Leigh joined OPC in February 1998 and was appointed as First Parliamentary Counsel on 11 October 2021. Ms Leigh has over 25 years of drafting experience. She has worked extensively with all departments and many agencies, including in the areas of counter-terrorism legislation, electoral legislation, corporations law, education and tax. Ms Leigh is a member of the Parliamentary Counsel’s Committee which is a committee representing the drafting offices in Australia and New Zealand. She is also an ex-officio member of the Board of Tax which is a non-statutory advisory body that provides the Government with real-time advice on tax policy issues by contributing a business and tax community perspective to improving the design and operation of taxation laws.
She was also a member of the inaugural Board of the Australian Government Legal Service (AGLS) during 2021 and 2022. The AGLS supports a whole-of-government, high quality, consistent and coordinated approach to the delivery of legal services and the management of legal risk across the Commonwealth. Before joining OPC, Ms Leigh worked for a short period as a corporate lawyer at Allen, Allen and Hemsley.
Details
- This is an on-demand webinar you can watch at anytime - a link and password will be sent to you when you register.
- Cost: Members - $50, Non-members $70
- CPD: Members will receive 1 point in Core Area 4
- This event was recorded as part of the Government Law Morning on thursday 24 October 2024.
- This recording will expire on 31 December 2024
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