Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Education) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Gallagher, I move:

That standing orders

18 and 58 be amended as follows, with effect from the day that Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Act 2024 commences:

18 (Privileges)

Omit standing order 18(1), substitute:

(1) A Committee of Privileges shall be appointed at the commencement of each Parliament to inquire into and report on:

(a) matters of privilege referred to it by the Senate;

(b) right of reply submissions referred to it by the President under privilege resolution 5; and

(c) serious breach findings referred to it by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.

58 (Business of the Senate)

At the end of standing order 58, add:

(f) a motion for the adoption of a report from the Committee of Privileges on serious breach findings referred to it by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission.

Question agreed to.