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As well, we work with individual members of Parliament to draft Bills, and amendments to Bills, for the member to take to the Assembly.</p> <p>We are also responsible for publishing Queensland’s laws. The office maintains the <a href="https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Queensland Legislation website</a> on which the authorised, up-to-date version of Queensland legislation is published.</p> <p>Other services we provide to government agencies include training on how to work with us to draft legislation and how to use the Queensland Legislation website.</p> <p>Find out more about <a href="/services">OQPC's services</a>.</p> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="tab2" role="tabpanel"> <p>OQPC’s drafters work with government policy officers to develop legislation for the Queensland Government. Our drafters also work with individual members of Parliament and their staff to prepare legislation for the members to introduce into Parliament.</p> <p>An instructing officer’s role is to develop the policy objectives of a legislative proposal and to prepare drafting instructions that describe the proposal. The drafter then works with the instructor to translate the drafting instructions into legally effective legislation that implements the policy.</p> <p>Find out more about <a href="/instructing-oqpc">instructing OQPC to draft legislation</a>.</p> </div> <div class="tab-pane" id="tab3" role="tabpanel"> <p>Laws are the formal rules that govern our behaviour as members of society.</p> <p>Queensland legislation, or statute law, is the law that is made by, or under the authority of, our principal law-making body, the Parliament of Queensland. Laws proposed for consideration by the Parliament are called Bills. If agreed to, a Bill becomes an Act that forms part of Queensland’s law.</p> <p>Parliament also delegates aspects of its law-making function to other entities, in particular, the Governor in Council. Subordinate legislation is made under this delegated power. The most common form of subordinate legislation is regulations.</p> <p>Find out more <a href="/legislation">about Queensland legislation.</a></p> </div> <div class="tab-pane active" id="tab4" role="tabpanel"> <p>OQPC was established as a statutory office by the <em>Legislative Standards Act 1992</em> on 1 June 1992.</p> <p>OQPC consists of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel and the staff of OQPC. The Parliamentary Counsel is the chief executive of OQPC and, subject to the Minister (the Premier and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games), controls the office.</p> <p>Our staff is employed under the <em>Public Sector Act 2022</em> and is comprised of legislative drafters (who are all lawyers), editing and publishing officers, and business services staff who provide IT, finance and administration services.</p> <p>Find out more <a href="/about">about us</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3"> <ul class="nav nav-pills brand-pills nav-stacked" role="tablist"> <li class="brand-nav" role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab1" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab1" role="tab">Services</a></li> <li class="brand-nav" role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab2" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab2" role="tab">Instructing OQPC</a></li> <li class="brand-nav" role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab3" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab3" role="tab">Legislation</a></li> <li class="brand-nav active" role="presentation"><a aria-controls="tab4" data-toggle="tab" href="#tab4" role="tab">About us</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container" id="main_bottom"> <div class="panel-panel panel-col-bottom"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-1 panel-separator"> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-2 block-bottom"> <div class="pane-content"> <h3><a href="/instructing-oqpc/client-info">Information for drafting clients</a></h3> <p>Information and resources to assist  OQPC's client departments and private members</p> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-7 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-2 block-bottom"> <div class="pane-content"> <h3><a href="/faqs">Frequently asked questions</a></h3> <p>Find answers to frequently asked questions about OQPC and Queensland legislation</p> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-2 block-bottom"> <div class="pane-content"> <h3><a href="/careers">Careers </a></h3> <p>OQPC employs people with a range of skills.</p> <p>There are currently no positions available at OQPC.</p> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"> </div> <div class="panel-pane pane-block pane-block-13 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-2 block-bottom"> <div class="pane-content"> <h3><a href="/about/corporate-information">Corporate information</a></h3> <p>Access OQPC's strategic plans, annual reports and right to information (RTI) publication scheme</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="push"></div> </div>   <div id="top-link-block"> <a href="#" class="well well-sm" aria-label="Return to the top of the page"> <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-up"></span> </a> </div> <div id="footer"> <h2 id="landmark-label-4">Site footer</h2> <div class="container" id="footer-menu"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="navbar-collapse upperFooter"> <ul class="nav navbar-nav"> <li> <a href="/acknowledgement-country">Acknowledgement of Country</a> </li> <li> <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li>  <li> <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li>  <li> <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li>   <li><a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/languages" target="_blank">Other languages</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_Incapsula_Resource?SWJIYLWA=719d34d31c8e3a6e6fffd425f7e032f3&ns=1&cb=1762967472" async></script></body> </html>

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