Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

A parliamentarian may refer a conduct issue to the IPSC if:

the complainant or respondent is employed by the parliamentarian; or

the complainant’s or respondent’s predominant place of work is at an office provided to the parliamentarian:

under the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017; or

at a place in the precincts (within the meaning of the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988).

A Presiding Officer may refer a conduct issue to the IPSC if:

either:

the Presiding Officer is the President of the Senate or a person covered by paragraph 6(1)(d), and the respondent is a senator; or

the Presiding Officer is the Speaker of the House of Representatives or a person covered by paragraph 6(1)(e), and the respondent is a member of the House of Representatives; and

the Presiding Officer is reasonably satisfied that the conduct concerned does not form part of proceedings in Parliament for the purposes of section 16 of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987.

The Leader of a Parliamentary party may refer a conduct issue to the IPSC if the respondent is or was, at the time of the conduct concerned:

a parliamentarian; and

a member of that party.

To avoid doubt, subsection (1) is not limited by subsection (2) or (3).