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Parliamentary Service Act 1999

No. 145, 1999

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date:   1 March 2019

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 4 of 2019

Registered:    6 March 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 March 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 This Act binds the Crown
5 This Act extends to things outside Australia
6 Engagement of employees in a Department
Part 2—Interpretation
7 Interpretation
8 Relationship with Fair Work Acts
Part 3—The Australian Parliamentary Service
9 Constitution and role of the Australian Parliamentary Service
10 Parliamentary Service Values
10A Parliamentary Service Employment Principles
11 Commissioner may give advice to Presiding Officers about Parliamentary Service Values
11A Determinations by Presiding Officers about Parliamentary Service Values
11B Commissioner may give advice to Presiding Officers about employment matters
11C Determinations by Presiding Officers about employment matters
12 Secretaries must promote Parliamentary Service Values and Parliamentary Service Employment Principles
13 The Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct
14 Secretaries and statutory office holders bound by Code of Conduct
15 Breaches of the Code of Conduct
18 Promotion of employment equity
19 Restrictions