The phrase "authorities drafted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of officials or governing bodies creating or preparing a document, plan, or regulation.
Example: "The authorities drafted a new policy to address the rising concerns about public safety."
Alternatives: "officials prepared" or "government bodies formulated".
The law, which Hong Kong authorities drafted after consulting with Beijing, provides for the chief executive to be elected by an 800-member committee.
His overtures to the Muslim Brotherhood, Jordan's biggest political organisation, floundered, after the authorities drafted an electoral law limiting single parties in the 138-seat parliament to only five MPs.
For these situations local authorities drafted a protocol for data management, to plan official controls and dissuasive actions.
Bix describes Hirohito's reluctant assent to the United States occupation authorities' draft of a new constitution for Japan, one that was intended to reduce him to a figurehead monarch.
International aviation authorities later drafted more strict requirements for the use of standard, clear common English phrases in aviation operations.
French authorities have drafted additional police officers in an attempt to prevent a repeat of yesterday's events.
Municipal authorities have drafted an extensive urban-renewal plan to transform Heidestrasse into a slick residential and commercial neighborhood.
One result of this religious decline was a void in the lives of many Japanese--a void that the occupation authorities who drafted Japan's postwar constitution unwittingly helped to deepen.
The Saudi authorities have drafted new anti-terrorism legislation that makes political dissent a criminal offence and would enable the government to jail anyone who questioned the integrity of the King or Crown Prince for a minimum of 10 years.
The fears of French authorities, who drafted in extra police and emergency services to swell their numbers to 4,000, were realised when skirmishes began near the city's main train station following Russia's match with Slovakia.
Afterwards, together with the local government, the Environment and the Resources Protection Committee, and cultural and historical authorities, THSRC drafted the Hsinchu Old Camphor Tree Medical Plan, which called for the repair of decayed branches as well as measures designed to maintain the long-term growth and the health of the tree.
