Advisory and Drafts Services

Section 12 of the CLRC Act 2004 provides for drafting and advisory services. Through this law review and reform function CLRC provides drafting and advisory services to government departments, agencies, and statutory bodies legal and drafting matters upon their requests to the Commission. Where an state department, agency or a statutory body wants its legislation reviewed or needs legal advice on legal matters, that government body must make a formal request in writing to the Commission. The Commission, upon receiving such requests, assigns the file to the appropriate legal officers to take charge.

If the request is for advice, CLRC will provide the legal advice. If the request is for legislative review, following steps follow:

  • Establish the policy basis for the request;

  • Assign file to a Legal Officer;

  • Form a Working Committee;

  • Develop and approve a Work Plan ;

  • Develop an Issues Matrix;

  • Conduct stakeholder consultations;

  • Produce a Draft Report;

  • Drafting Instruction;

  • Certification of Necessity; and

  • Amendments

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