Parliamentary Counsel Office
- Legislation Act 2019 comes into force 28 October 2021. Read more »
- Read about secondary legislation on the NZ Legislation website »
- PCO's Annual Report for 2020/21 presented to the House. View the report »
- Vacancy: Senior Human Resources Adviser—Fixed Term »
- Report on legislation waiting to be brought into force by Order in Council as at 1 July 2021 has been presented to the House. View the report »
- PCO welcomes new leadership team. Read more »
- Cabinet paper "Legislation Act 2019—Regulations and Commencement Orders" has been proactively released. Read the paper »
- View a collection of legislation produced in response to COVID-19 »
About the PCO
We draft and publish legislation. And we work with others to make legislation that is fit for purpose, constitutionally sound, and accessible to all users.
Learn about our role, careers at the PCO, our corporate publications, and our work on secondary legislation.
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Legislation
Find legislation: online, on the New Zealand Legislation website or through other sources. Find where you can buy printed legislation.
Learn more about legislation: about the different types of Acts and Legislative Instruments, and about reprints of legislation.
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Instructing the PCO
Information for agencies that instruct the PCO in the development of legislation.
Resources include Turning Policy Into Law, Plain language, and how to notify Legislative Instruments for publication.
