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 measure | Unit | 2025-26 target | 2025-26 actual | Variance | Result |
| Quantity | |||||
| Acts and statutory rules published electronically and in hard copy without error | per cent | 96 | 100 | 4.2% | ✓ |
Formal advice provided on legislation The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target due to the high volume of draft Drafting Instructions, particularly for omnibus Bills, and the advice provided on proposals that did not proceed to final Bill stage. | number | 500 | 717 | 43.4% | ✓ |
Number of sets of House Amendments drafted for Members of Parliament The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target due to the overall increase in House Amendments by both the Government and Private Members on Bills, and the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment Bill 2025 had a conscience vote that substantially increased the number of House Amendments circulated. | number | 75 | 146 | 94.7% | ✓ |
Statutory rules made and bills prepared and introduced into Parliament The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target due to the truncated Parliamentary sitting year, which resulted in an increased volume of Government and Private Member Bills being progressed before the election and caretaker period. In addition, a number of sunsetting and other statutory rules were extended, remade or made ahead of the caretaker period. | number | 220 | 266 | 20.9% | ✓ |
| Quality | |||||
| Bills and statutory rules drafted or settled that meet the required standard | per cent | 97 | 99 | 2.1% | ✓ |
| Timeliness | |||||
| Bills and statutory rules drafted or settled within the required timeframe | per cent | 97 | 99 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 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 making | per cent | 96 | 100 | 4.2% | ✓ |
| Cost | |||||
Total output cost The 2025–26 actual is lower than the target, primarily due to funding relinquished to DGS to support the centralisation of government accommodation management. | $ million | 9.3 | 8.5 | -8.8% | ✓ |
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✓ Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way
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