The Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (OCPC) is an Administrative Office attached to the Department of Premier and Cabinet. We have approximately 40 staff, 22 of whom are lawyers employed as drafters. Other staff are responsible for the preparation and publishing of legislation and legislative information in the Office's capacity as Government Printer and for the maintenance of key OCPC specialised legislative information databases and systems used to support the drafting and publication process.
The Chief Parliamentary Counsel is Gemma Varley.
John Butera is the First Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel.
Paul O'Brien is the Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel.
