Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

This section applies if the respondent is not a parliamentarian.

The investigating Commissioner may recommend that the respondent’s employer suspend the respondent from duties:

if the Commissioner is reasonably satisfied that the employer should do so to comply with a duty or obligation under a work health and safety law; and

for a specified period of no longer than 30 days.

The investigating Commissioner must consult the respondent’s employer in determining:

whether to make the recommendation, if a recommendation has previously been made under this section in relation to the respondent; and

the period to be specified.