Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGISLATIVE STANDARDS ACT 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions

           Part 2--Legislative standards

   3.      Purposes of Act
   4.      Meaning of fundamental legislative principles

           Part 3--Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel

           Division 1--General

   5.      The Parliamentary Counsel and Office
   6.      Control of Office
   7.      Functions of Office
   8.      Drafting of government legislation otherwise than by Office
   9.      Drafting of exempt instruments
   9A.     Application of legal professional privilege to office
   10.     Private Members' Bills etc.

           Division 2--Staff of the Office

   11.     Staff of Office
   12.     Duty of Parliamentary Counsel in relation to training

           Division 3--Accountability requirements

   13.     Annual report

           Division 4--Provisions relating to the Parliamentary Counsel

   14.     Appointment of Parliamentary Counsel
   15.     Terms and conditions of appointment
   16.     Preservation of rights
   17.     Leave of absence
   18.     Resignation
   19.     Termination of appointment
   20.     Delegation of powers
   21.     Acting Parliamentary Counsel

           Part 4--Explanatory notes

   22.     Explanatory note must be tabled with Bill or significant subordinate legislation
   23.     Content of explanatory note for Bill
   24.     Content of explanatory note for significant subordinate legislation
   25.     Validity of legislation is not affected by failure to comply with Part

           Part 5--Miscellaneous

   26.     Regulations
   27.     References to exempt instruments
           Endnotes