Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Act 2012

The office’s function is to provide impartial advice and support to the Legislative Assembly and committees and members of the Assembly, including by—

providing advice on parliamentary practice and procedure and the functions of the Assembly and committees; and

reporting proceedings of the Assembly and meetings of committees; and

maintaining an official record of proceedings of the Assembly; and

providing library and information facilities and services for members; and

providing staff to enable the Assembly and committees to operate efficiently; and

providing business support functions, including administering the entitlements of members who are not part of the Executive; and

maintaining the Assembly precincts.

The office also has the function of providing public education about the functions of the Assembly and committees.

The office may exercise any other function given to it under this Act or another territory law.

Note A provision of a law that gives an entity a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity).

In this section:

Assembly precincts—see the Legislative Assembly Precincts Act 2001, dictionary.