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Ch6 The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and officers / STAFF OF THE HOUSE AND ADMINISTRATION / The Parliamentary Service Act

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House Practice

Date

01-05-2005

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House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Chapter

The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and officers

Chapter No.

Chapter 06

Page

204

Section No.

 

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procedural/practcer/chapter06.44.doc


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House of Representatives                                Ch 6                                                 p 204

 

The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and officers / STAFF OF THE HOUSE AND ADMINISTRATION

 

The Parliamentary Service Act

Staff of the Department of the House of Representatives, and the other parliamentary departments, are employed under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 . 1 The objectives 2 of this Act are:

  • to establish a non-partisan Parliamentary Service that is efficient and effective in serving the Parliament;

  • to provide a legal framework for the effective and fair employment, management and leadership of Parliamentary Service employees;

  • to define the powers and responsibilities of Secretaries, the Parliamentary Service Commissioner and the Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner; 3 and

  • to establish rights and obligations of Parliamentary Service employees.

    • The legal framework provided by the Parliamentary Service Act for the employment of Parliamentary Service employees follows that established by the Public Service Act 1999 for Public Service employees, except where differences are necessary to reflect the unique character of the parliamentary service and the obligation of parliamentary staff to serve the Parliament.

    The Act sets out the following values specific to the Parliamentary Service: 4

    1. the Parliamentary Service provides professional advice and support for the Parliament independently of the Executive Government of the Commonwealth;
    2. the Parliamentary Service provides non-partisan and impartial advice and services to each House of the Parliament, to committees of each House, to joint committees and to Senators and Members;
    3. the Parliamentary Service is openly accountable for its actions to the Parliament.


    Before the commencement of this Act parliamentary staff were employed pursuant to specific sections of the Public Service Act 1922 .



    Parliamentary Service Act 1999 , s. 3.



    These are separate offices from those of Public Service Commissioner and Public Service Merit Protection Commissioner, but in practice have been held by the same persons.



    Parliamentary Service Act 1999 , s. 10.