Legislative Drafting

<p>Legislative drafting is an extremely onerous exacting and highly-skilled task. What is clearly conceived in the mind may not be easily expressed with clarity and precision in words. It is a highly technical discipline and one of the most vigorous forms of writing. Few lawyers have the special combination of skills aptitudes and temperament necessary for a competent draftsperson.</p><p>This book provides for the first time detailed commentary on legislative drafting with a specific focus on the Commonwealth covering: the ethics of legislative drafting teaching training and retention of drafters the role of legislative drafting in good governance keeping the statute book up-to-date drafting by more than words: the use of graphics labels and formulae in legislation; and the particular challenges of drafting for small states. It constitutes a key reference for legislative drafters parliamentary counsel and professionals involved in this field in the Commonwealth and beyond.</p><p>This book was based on a special issue of <em>Commonwealth Law Bulletin.</em></p>