On September 21-24, 2008, WBI and Griffith University convened a Workshop on Legislative Benchmarks and Indicators in Brisbane Australia, to engage in a dialogue with other organizations on ways to assess legislative performance and the effectiveness of legislative strengthening programs.  Participants discussed whether a new, holistic framework to measure legislature’s capacity or performance could (or should) be established. At the close of the workshop, participants identified a series of steps to take this work forward.