Parliamentary Counsel Office

Not to be confused with Legislative Council, another term for a legislature.

Parliamentary Counsel Office may refer to:

• The Office of Parliamentary Counsel (Australia)
• The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (United Kingdom), the British Government office responsible for drafting government Bills
• The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to Government, the equivalent office of the Government of Ireland
• The Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand), the equivalent state sector organisation of the Government of New Zealand
• The Parliamentary Counsel Office (Scotland), the equivalent directorate of the Scottish Government

In other jurisdictions, the term legislative counsel or similar may refer to:

• The Cabinet Legislation Bureau for the Cabinet of Japan
• The California Legislative Counsel for the California state legislature
• The Office for the Welsh Legislative Counsel for the devolved National Assembly for Wales
• The Oregon Legislative Counsel for the Oregon Legislative Assembly

See also

• Parliamentary counsel