2.8 Role of officers

A policy or instructing officer from a relevant department has the day-to-day responsibility for the development of a government Bill. During the development stage, the officer must gain a full understanding of what the proposed Bill is intended to achieve. The officer must become thoroughly familiar with the proposal's detail and its interaction with other laws and must be ready to brief Ministers about any difficulties in achieving policy objectives. The officer's role is more fully considered in Chapter 3.4.

Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009

Last updated: 22 July, 2009

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