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In areas where there is likely to be significant legislative activity or where
complex
legislation is required, appoint/get appointed an advisory committee
of outside experts.
Organize the consultation in a meeting, seminar or workshop form; exchange
of correspondences is not useful
in expert consultations
Public Consultation
Where the law will have wide ranging consequences affecting substantial
sections of the population, a general invitation to the public may be necessary.
Here the drafter may employ appropriate modes of consultation. But due care
must be taken not to expose the stage for unnecessary issues and unexpected
abuses.
2.5.4. Reporting
The manner of reporting may be contractually regulated between the drafter and
the authority that commissioned the drafting or in the Terms of Reference. In the
absence of such, the drafter shall report to the sponsor when he completes each
of the intermediate drafts until the final draft is accepted.
2.6. Documentation
In the course of drafting legislations, Drafters are expected to organize and file all
the relevant communicable materials such as texts, video, audio, etc.
It should be
documented in such a way that the client institution can understand the whole
process
of the drafting, the procedures followed,
the references used in the
drafting etc.
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