Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

The Privileges Committee must:

decide whether to recommend that the House impose on the respondent:

any parliamentary sanctions; and

any other sanctions that the Committee considers necessary to promote appropriate conduct in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces; and

report the Committee’s decision to the House.

The Committee may decide not to recommend that the House impose any sanction on the respondent.

The Privileges Committee must make the decision within:

60 calendar days after the referral of the serious breach finding; or

if the Committee requires additional time to make the decision—such longer period after the referral as the Committee resolves.