Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to move amendments (1) and (2) on sheet ZC219 together.

Leave granted.

In respect of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023, I move government amendments (1) and (2) on sheet ZC219 together:

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

(2) Page 9 (after line 22), at the end of the Bill, add:

Schedule 3 — Repeal of review function

Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Act 2023

1 Section 4

Omit:

(f) its review function; and

2 Section 11

Omit:

(f) its review function; and

3 Paragraph 13(f)

Repeal the paragraph.

4 Section 19

Repeal the section.

5 Subsection 61(6)

After "section 19", insert "(as in force immediately before the repeal of that section by Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2023)".

These amendments relate essentially to a sunset provision for the investigation mechanism that's being provided to the PWSS for two years after commencement of the PWSS. Obviously, in that time we'll be working to get the IPSC well in place, but it just provides that extra bit of time should unforeseen circumstances arise and there are ongoing investigations so that they will not stop with the arbitrary cut-off, should it be a shorter time frame. This gives more than enough time. The IPSC will be up and running, and it will be the body that does the investigations following its establishment.