Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Act 2024 (86 of 2024)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Amendments commencing on Proclamation

Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

17   Section 4 (after the paragraph beginning "The functions of the PWSS")

Insert:

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission is also established by this Act.

The functions of the IPSC include:

(a) assisting the Commissioners in the performance of their functions; and

(b) publishing guidance about its functions and the functions of the Commissioners.

The functions of the Commissioners include:

(a) dealing with conduct issues in accordance with Divisions 3 to 6 of Part 2A; and

(b) preparing and publishing IPSC public statements in accordance with Division 7 of Part 2A.