Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

The PWSS may, in writing, request a person covered by subsection (2) to give the PWSS, within a specified period, specified information (including personal information) for the purposes of the PWSS preparing a report required by subsection 22(2).

This subsection covers the following persons:

the Secretary of the Department;

the Chair Commissioner;

a Secretary of a Parliamentary Department;

if a Commonwealth entity is specified in the PWSS rules for the purposes of this paragraph—the Head (however described) of the Commonwealth entity;

if an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth is specified in the PWSS rules for the purposes of this paragraph—the individual holding that office or appointment.

A person covered by subsection (2) must comply with a request given to the person under subsection (1) unless doing so would constitute an offence against a law of the Commonwealth.

The PWSS may:

use the information for the following purposes:

preparing a report required by subsection 22(2);

monitoring and reviewing matters relating to any of its functions; and

disclose the information in a report required by subsection 22(2) (subject to sections 22 and 63).

This section constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws.

Subsection 22(9) provides that a report under section 22 must not include personal information (subject to section 23).