Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand)

Parliamentary Counsel Office

Te Tari Tohutohu Pāremata
Agency overview
Annual budget	Total budget for 2019/20[1] Vote Parliamentary Counsel $23,253,000
Minister responsible	Judith Collins, Attorney-General
Agency executive	Fiona Leonard, Chief Parliamentary Counsel
Website	http://www.pco.govt.nz/

The Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO; Māori: Te Tari Tohutohu Pāremata) is New Zealand's law drafting office. It drafts New Zealand Government Bills (except Inland Revenue Bills) and Legislative Instruments. It also publishes all New Zealand Bills, Acts, and Legislative Instruments in print and on the New Zealand Legislation website.