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Chief Parliamentary Counsel services

This output provides bills for introduction in Parliament, including providing quality and timely legislative drafting services; hard copy and electronic publication of Acts and statutory rules; and maintaining a database of Victorian legislation and legislative information at www.legislation.vic.gov.au.

Performance measureUnit

2024–25 target

2024–25 actual

Variance

Result

Quantity

Acts and statutory rules published electronically and in hard copy without errorper cent

96

97

1.0%

Formal advice provided on legislation

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target due to a substantial increase in formal advice, specifically Draft Drafting Instructions for a number of large, complex and omnibus Bills, and an increase in House Amendments and Private Member's Bills.

number

500

698

39.6%

Number of sets of House Amendments drafted for Members of Parliament

The 2024–25 actual was higher than the target due to the numbers of House Amendments increasing during the period, including requests for multiple sets.

number

75

85

13.3%

Statutory rules made and bills prepared and introduced into Parliament

The 2024–25 actual was lower than the target due to Bill numbers introduced decreasing in this period because of changes in priorities and the increased use of omnibus Bills. Statutory Rules decreased due to some not proceeding during the reporting period.

number

220

195

-11.4%

Quality
Bills and statutory rules drafted or settled that meet the required standardper cent

97

99

2.1%

Timeliness
Bills and statutory rules drafted or settled within the required timeframeper cent

97

100

3.1%

Electronically published versions of principal Acts and statutory rules published within three business days of coming into operation and new Acts and statutory rules published within 24 hours of makingper cent

96

100

4.2%

Cost

Total output cost

The 2024–25 actual was lower than the target primarily due to the deferral of activities in relation to a systems enhancement project.

$ million

9.4

8.8

-6.4%

Results legend

Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way

Performance target not achieved — exceeds 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance

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