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

51   At the end of Part 4

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Division 3 - Staff of the IPSC etc.

40A Persons assisting the IPSC

(1) The CEO must, to such extent as the Chair Commissioner reasonably requires, make available the following persons to assist the IPSC to perform its functions:

(a) the staff of the PWSS;

(b) persons whose services are made available to the PWSS under section 39;

(c) consultants engaged under section 40.

(2) A person made available to assist the IPSC is subject to the directions of the Chair Commissioner in relation to that assistance.

40B Consultants

Assisting the IPSC

(1) The Chair Commissioner may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, engage consultants to assist in the performance of the IPSC's functions.

(2) A consultant engaged under subsection (1) to assist the IPSC is subject to the directions of the Chair Commissioner in relation to that assistance.

Assisting a Commissioner

(3) A Commissioner may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, engage consultants to assist in the performance of the functions of that Commissioner.

(4) A consultant engaged under subsection (3) to assist a Commissioner is subject to the directions of that Commissioner in relation to that assistance.

Division 4 - Immunity from liability

40C Immunity from liability for PWSS and IPSC officials

(1) This section applies to the following persons (the protected persons ):

(a) the CEO;

(b) the Commissioners;

(c) the staff of the PWSS;

(d) persons whose services are made available to the PWSS under section 39;

(e) consultants engaged under section 40;

(f) persons made available under section 40A to assist the IPSC;

(g) consultants engaged under section 40B.

(2) A protected person is not liable to civil proceedings in relation to an act done, or omitted to be done, in good faith, in the performance or purported performance, or exercise or purported exercise, of the protected person's functions, powers or duties under this Act.