Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment Act 2023 (71 of 2023)

Schedule 2   Amendments relating to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984

2   At the end of section 7

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Note: The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023 establishes the PWSS, which also has functions in relation to employment under this Act. The PWSS:

(a) provides human resources support to parliamentarians, office-holders and their employees and has functions in the areas of policy development, training, advice, and education; and

(b) can exercise the powers of an employer in relation to persons employed under this Act in certain circumstances; and

(c) has some powers to suspend employees.