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

Schedule 3   Application and transitional provisions

3   Continuation of staff employed under section 20

(1) This item applies to a person who was employed by a senator or a member of the House of Representatives under section 20 of the MOPS Act and who is, immediately before the commencement day, a member of the staff of the senator or member.

(2) The person's employment continues, from the commencement day, as if the person were an electorate employee employed under subsection 11(1) of the amended MOPS Act.

(3) Without limiting subitem (2):

(a) the agreement under which the person was employed has effect from the commencement day as if it were an agreement made under subsection 11(1) of the amended MOPS Act that complies with sections 11 and 12 of the amended MOPS Act; and

(b) sections 13 to 18 of the amended MOPS Act apply in relation to the person's employment from the commencement day (and repealed sections 21 and 23 do not apply); and

(c) section 19 of the MOPS Act, as inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act, applies in relation to the person's employment from the day that section commences.