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Introduction

To draft a new

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Bill or SI/SSI

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, you will first need to create a new project from the dashboard.

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  When you create a new project, an empty document on the appropriate template is automatically created within the project.

How to create

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a

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project

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  1. From the dashboard, click on

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  1. the + New

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  1.  button in the top right above the project tiles/list

  2. The system will ask you to provide the following information:

    1. Type (mandatory)

    2. Sub-type (only applicable to a subset of 'Type' options - mandatory)

    3. Title (mandatory)

    4. Procedure (only applicable to SI/SSIs - mandatory)

  3. You can also adjust the default permissions before the project is created - see Managing document permissions .

  4. When you have added the necessary details, click on the Create button

  5. The system will take you to

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  1. the Editor, with the appropriate bill/SI/SSI template loaded and pre-populated with known text.

How to create an empty document (in an existing project)

  1. From the Project tab, click on the + New button in the top right
  2. The system will ask you to provide the following information:
    1. Folder
    2. Version description (must be unique across the whole project)
  3. When you have added the necessary details, click on the Create button
  4. The system will create a new document version and display it as a green tile (working version - editable) in the appropriate folder.
Info

Hints and tips

  • By default, any user in the same organisation as the document creator will have read/write access to it.

  • When you create a new project, it will automatically be set as a 'favourite'

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  •  on the dashboard

  • The 'Type' and 'Sub-type' drop down menus are 'sticky' which means your last selection will be remembered when you create a new project

Bills only

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  • In Bill projects, a bill document template will consist of the Preface and Body.  The pre-populated text will be affected by your choice of type and subtype. You can manually insert the front cover, table of contents and back cover depending on when/whether you need

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SP Bills only

  • You can create budget bills, private bills and hybrid bills and the rubric at the top of the bill will be updated accordingly, as will the back cover bill type

SI/SSIs only

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  • them.

  • In SI/SSI projects, a SI/SSI document template will consist of the Preface, Preamble and Body.  The Procedure you select will determine whether the document is created on a Made or Draft document template.  You can change the procedure later if it changes after you start drafting the document. You can manually insert the Table of contents, Signature block, Explanatory Notes, Commencement history table and other preface-related elements depending on when/whether you need them

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See also