ACHIEVING   A   BETTER   RELATIONSHIP   BETWEEN   THE   LAW COMMISSION AND THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT 355.  There are three legs to the tripod that is being recommended to ensure that the work  of  the  Law  Commission  and  the  Law  Commission’s  re lationship  with Executive  Government  is  more  effective  in  the  future  than  it  has  been  in  the past: (a)     The  first  is  that  there  be  a  Minister  in  charge  of  the  legal  system, including law reform, and that Minister be the Attorney-General.    (b)     The second is that Law Commission Reports should be responded to by   the   Government   within   six   months   of   being   tabled   in   the Parliament indicating what its policy is on them.    (c)     The   third   is   that   drafting   resources   should   be   provided   by Parliamentary  Counsel  Office  to  the  Law  Commission  on  the  basis proposed   by   Chief   Parliamentary   Counsel   that   will   facilitate increased  parliamentary  consideration  of  the  Law  Commission’s proposals. 356.  In   the   evaluator’s   mind,   the   essence   of   the   relationship   that   the   Law Commission needs to develop with the Executive Government is best summed up  in  the  written  remarks  given  by  George  Tanner,  the  Chief  Parliamentary Counsel.  He said:    To be effective, a law commission needs to be well resourced and able to operate outside  government  but,  at  the  same  time,  work  closely  with  government  in promoting law reform.  It needs the support of government.  It also needs to have access to the resources that the government has available to it at both the policy and  legislative  drafting  levels.    Without  this,  implementation  becomes,  at  best, problematic.    A  degree  of  liaison  and  interaction  with  government  need  not  be seen as compromising independence.    357.  Relationships between the Law Commission and the Executive Government are reciprocal.  It requires goodwill on both sides for the relationship to improve.  It also requires the requisite knowledge on both sides.