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Parliamentary Counsel

The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) drafts legislation for the Northern Territory Government and private members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, namely:

• Bills for introduction in the Legislative Assembly, which when passed and assented to become Acts of the Northern Territory
• subordinate legislation for making by the Administrator, judges and magistrates, councils and other statutory authorities (e.g. regulations, rules of court, by-laws, community government schemes)
• statutory instruments for making by the Administrator, Ministers and statutory officeholders (e.g. appointments, declarations, notices, planning schemes)

OPC also publishes Northern Territory legislation electronically on the following databases:

• Register of Legislation – Bills introduced in the Legislative Assembly and numbered Acts and subordinate legislation
• Current Northern Territory Legislation database – current consolidations of Acts and subordinate legislation
• Northern Territory Legislation History database – historical consolidations of Acts and subordinate legislation

Hard copies of legislation may be purchased from:

Retail Sales
Government Printing Office
203 Stuart Highway
Parap

Retail Sales
Government Printing Office
GPO Box 1447
Darwin NT 0801

Ph: 08 8999 4031
Fax: 08 8999 4001

Parliamentary Counsel

Dawn Ray
Parliamentary Counsel
3rd Floor, Parliament House
GPO Box 3144
Darwin NT 0801

Ph: 08 8999 7409
Fax: 08 8999 7133
Email: dawn.ray@nt.gov.au

Legislation database contact

Leslie Murray
Manager
Legislation and Corporate Services Unit
3rd Floor, Parliament House
GPO Box 3144
Darwin NT 0801

Ph: 08 8999 7967
Fax: 08 8999 7133
Email: leslie.murray@nt.gov.au