Simplified outline of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
This Act establishes the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service.
The functions of the PWSS include:
its human resources functions; and
its support function; and
its complaint resolution function; and
its policy development function; and
its education and training functions; and
to monitor, review and evaluate certain matters; and
to prepare and publish reports.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission is also established by this Act.
The functions of the IPSC include:
assisting the Commissioners in the performance of their functions; and
publishing guidance about its functions and the functions of the Commissioners.
The functions of the Commissioners include:
dealing with conduct issues in accordance with Divisions 3 to 6 of Part 2A; and
preparing and publishing IPSC public statements in accordance with Division 7 of Part 2A.
Parliamentarians must comply with certain training requirements, consultation requirements and requests for information under this Act. A failure to comply may result in details of the non‑compliance being published in a public report.
There is to be a Chief Executive Officer of the PWSS. The CEO is responsible for the management of the PWSS and the IPSC, for ensuring that the PWSS performs its functions and for assisting the IPSC and Commissioners to perform their functions and exercise their powers.
This Act also establishes:
the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Advisory Board, to advise the CEO on matters relevant to the PWSS or CEO; and
the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Consultative Committee, to enable parliamentarians and MOPS employees to be consulted on matters relevant to the PWSS; and
the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Parliamentary Standards, to oversee the work of the IPSC.
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