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Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

No. 72, 2023

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 86, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (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 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 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

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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 Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Definitions
6 Meaning of parliamentarian
6A References to the Minister
7 Vacancy in the office of a member of the PWSS Advisory Board
8 Crown to be bound
9 Extension to external Territories
10 Extra‑territorial operation
Part 2—Parliamentary Workplace Support Service
Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
11 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Establishment and functions of the PWSS
12 Parliamentary Workplace Support Service
13 Functions of the PWSS
14 Human resources functions
15 Support function
16 Complaint resolution function
17 Policy development function
18 Education and training functions
20 Independence of the PWSS
21 PWSS has privileges and immunities of the Crown
Division 3—Reports by the PWSS
22 Reports by the PWSS
Division 4—Taking action against parliamentarians for certain non‑compliance
23 Including details of certain non‑compliance by parliamentarians in a public report
24 Notifying parliamentary Leaders of certain non‑compliance
Part 2A—Independent Parliamentary Standards