The Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel provides the State of Victoria with a comprehensive and integrated range of high quality services related to the development, drafting, publication and implementation of legislation.

This site is designed to provide information about our Office and about the laws of Victoria. It also contains links to other sites in Australia and around the world that contain information about the making of laws.

The following are the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel's most viewed documents:

• Legislative Process Handbook
• Acts Commencement Information
• Notes for guidance for the preparation of statutory rules
• Victorian Legislation Update
• Penalty and Fee Units