OPC’s purposes and results
Purpose 1 - Legislative drafting
Enable the government to carry out its legislative program by drafting Bills, legislative instruments to be made or approved by the Governor-General (Federal Executive Council (ExCo) instruments) and a range of other instruments
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Performance criteria 1.1 |
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Criteria: Proportion of client surveys that indicate Bills and ExCo instruments reflect sponsors’ policy intentions and are legally effective Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target 100% |
Result 100% |
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Performance criteria 1.2 |
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Criteria: Average rating (rating scale 1-5) received on client survey forms for overall satisfaction with the drafting process and draft legislation Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; PBS 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target ≥ 4 |
Result 4.8 |
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Performance criteria 1.3 |
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Criteria: Proportion of Bills and ExCo instruments where drafting standards and conventions are applied consistently Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; PBS 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target 100% |
Result 100% |
Purpose 2—Publication
Ensure Commonwealth laws and instruments are freely available and accessible to everyone by publishing those laws and instruments on the Legislation Register website
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Performance criteria 2.1 |
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Criteria: Proportion of legislative and notifiable instruments and gazette notices are registered on a specific date as required by lodging entities Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; PBS 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target 100% |
Result 100% |
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Performance criteria 2.2 |
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Criteria: Proportion of other legislative and notifiable instruments and gazette notices that are registered no later than 2 business days after lodgement Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; PBS 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target 98% |
Result 100% |
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Performance criteria 2.3 |
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Criteria: Proportion of Acts that are registered on the Legislation Register no later than 2 working days after receipt of notification of Royal Assent Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; PBS 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target 98% |
Result 100% |
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Performance criteria 2.4 |
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Criteria: Proportion of Act and legislative and notifiable instrument compilations required to be prepared by OPC that are registered on the Legislation Register 28 days after commencement of the prospective amendments Source: Corporate Plan 2018-19; PBS 2018-19, page 217 |
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Target 90% |
Result 90% |
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