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Legislation Act 2019

Parliamentary Counsel Office - Powers of Chief Parliamentary Counsel

132: Powers of Chief Parliamentary Counsel

You could also call this:

"The Chief Parliamentary Counsel's job powers"

The Chief Parliamentary Counsel has the power to do what is necessary to carry out their jobs. You can think of this as being able to make decisions and take actions that help them do their work properly. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel gets these powers from the Legislation Act 2019 and other laws, such as the one you can find at the Legislation Act 1986.

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Powers of Chief Parliamentary Counsel

132Powers of Chief Parliamentary Counsel

  1. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel has all the powers that are reasonably necessary or expedient to carry out the functions, duties, and powers imposed on the Chief Parliamentary Counsel by or under this Act or any other legislation.

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