Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00724:section:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00724
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18
Character Range: 41110–43417

18  Education and training functions
 (1) The PWSS has the following education and training functions:
 (a) to provide and arrange for education of, and for informing, Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participants about:
 (i) the functions of the PWSS and the IPSC; and
 (ii) work health and safety matters that arise in connection with the duties of parliamentarians, MOPS employees or designated workers; and
 (iii) the Behaviour Codes; and
 (iv) for parliamentarians and MOPS employees—matters relating to the employment of MOPS employees or establishing and maintaining safe and respectful workplaces;
 (b) without limiting paragraph (a)—to provide, or arrange for the provision of, education or training programs to parliamentarians and MOPS employees about matters referred to in that paragraph;
 (c) to develop and maintain, and make information available in relation to, a learning and professional development program for MOPS employees.
 (2) The CEO may, by legislative instrument, determine:
 (a) that a specified education or training program provided under paragraph (1)(b) is a mandatory education or training program; and
 (b) requirements for the completion of a mandatory education or training program.
 (3) A parliamentarian must comply with a requirement determined under paragraph (2)(b) that applies to the parliamentarian.
Note: The PWSS may take action in relation to a parliamentarian who fails to comply with such a requirement: see Division 4.
 (4) The CEO must not determine under subsection (2) that an education or training program is a mandatory education or training program only for a specified parliamentarian or MOPS employee.
 (5) Before the CEO determines a mandatory education or training program or requirements for completing such a program:
 (a) the CEO must consult the PWSS Consultative Committee about the proposed program or requirements; and
 (b) the CEO must have referred the proposed program or requirements to the PWSS Advisory Board under section 44; and
 (c) one of the following must have occurred:
 (i) the PWSS Advisory Board was taken to have approved the proposed program or requirements under subsection (4) of that section;
 (ii) the PWSS Advisory Board has notified the CEO that it has decided to approve the proposed program or requirements.