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

12   After subsection 18(4)

Insert:

(4A) Before deciding to suspend without pay, the employing individual must consult the PWSS about whether exceptional circumstances exist.

Obligation to inform PWSS of suspension

(4B) The employing individual must inform the PWSS before, or as soon as practicable after, suspending a person from duties.