Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999 - NOTES

No. 145, 1999

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date:   1 March 2019

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 4 of 2019

Registered:    6 March 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 March 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Objects of this Act

4 This Act binds the Crown

5 This Act extends to things outside Australia

6 Engagement of employees in a Department

Part 2--Interpretation

7 Interpretation

8 Relationship with Fair Work Acts

Part 3--The Australian Parliamentary Service

9 Constitution and role of the Australian Parliamentary Service

10 Parliamentary Service Values

10A Parliamentary Service Employment Principles

11 Commissioner may give advice to Presiding Officers about Parliamentary Service Values

11A Determinations by Presiding Officers about Parliamentary Service Values

11B Commissioner may give advice to Presiding Officers about employment matters

11C Determinations by Presiding Officers about employment matters

12 Secretaries must promote Parliamentary Service Values and Parliamentary Service Employment Principles

13 The Parliamentary Service Code of Conduct

14 Secretaries and statutory office holders bound by Code of Conduct

15 Breaches of the Code of Conduct

18 Promotion of employment equity

19 Restrictions on directions to Clerks

Part 4--Parliamentary Service employees and the Parliamentary Librarian

Division 1--Parliamentary Service employees generally

20 General directions to Secretaries

21 Employer powers etc. of Secretary

22 Engagement of Parliamentary Service employees

23 Classification Rules

24 Terms and conditions of employment

25 Assignment of duties

26 Mobility between Parliamentary Service and Public Service

26A Rights of ongoing employees when engaged as non-ongoing employees of the other service

27 Compulsory moves between Parliamentary Departments and between the Parliamentary Service and the Australian Public Service

28 Suspension

29 Termination of employment

30 Retirement

31 Forfeiture of additional remuneration

32 Right of return for election candidates

33 Review of actions

Division 2--The Senior Executive Service

34 SES employees

35 Constitution and role of SES

37 Incentive to retire

38 Commissioner's certificate required for termination of SES employment

Division 3--Parliamentary Librarian

38A Parliamentary Librarian

38B Functions of Parliamentary Librarian

38C Appointment of Parliamentary Librarian

38D Termination of appointment of Parliamentary Librarian

38E Terms and conditions of appointment

38F Acting Parliamentary Librarian

38G Resources for the Parliamentary Librarian

38H Reporting to Library Committee

38I Copyright

Part 5--The Parliamentary Service Commissioner

Division 1--Commissioner's functions etc.

39 Parliamentary Service Commissioner

40 Commissioner's functions

41 Commissioner's inquiry powers

42 Annual report

Division 2--Commissioner's appointment, conditions etc.

43 Appointment of Commissioner

44 Terms and conditions of appointment

45 Removal from office

46 Acting Commissioner

Part 6--The Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner

Division 1--Merit Protection Commissioner's functions etc.

47 Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner

48 Merit Protection Commissioner's functions

48A Inquiry into alleged breach of Code of Conduct by Parliamentary Service employee or former Parliamentary Service employee

49 Annual report

Division 2--Merit Protection Commissioner's appointment, conditions etc.

50 Appointment of Merit Protection Commissioner

51 Terms and conditions of appointment

52 Removal from office

53 Acting Merit Protection Commissioner

Part 7--Departments and Secretaries

Division 1--Departments other than the Parliamentary Budget Office

53A Interpretation

54 Departments

54A Change of name of Department

54B Abolition of Department

55 Offices of Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives

56 Office of Secretary of a Department

57 Roles and responsibilities of Secretaries

58 Appointment of Clerk of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives

59 Appointment of Secretary of a Department

60 Termination of appointment of Clerk of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives

61 Termination of appointment of Secretary of a Department

62 Suspension of Clerk of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives

63 Terms and conditions of appointment

64 Acting Secretary

64AA Money payable to Department

Division 2--Parliamentary Budget Office

Subdivision A--Establishment, functions etc.

64A Department of the Parliamentary Budget Office

64B Purpose of Parliamentary Budget Office

64C Parliamentary Budget Officer

64D Appropriation of Consolidated Revenue Fund

64E Functions of Parliamentary Budget Officer

64F Arrangements for obtaining information from Commonwealth bodies

64G Approaches etc. to be used in preparing policy costings

64H Requests for costing of policies outside caretaker period

64J Requests for costing of policies during caretaker period

64K Caretaker period policy costing requests--interaction with the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998

64KA Caretaker period policy costing requests--information-gathering

64L Caretaker period policy costing requests made before polling day--public release of requests and costings

64LA Caretaker period policy costing requests made on or after polling day--public release of requests and costings

64M Requests relating to the budget (other than requests for policy costings)

64MA Post-election report of election commitments

64MAA Requirements for post-election report of election commitments

64MB Post-election report of election commitments--information-gathering

64MC Post-election report of election commitments--public release

64N Responsibility for managing Parliamentary Budget Office

64P Restrictions on directions to Parliamentary Budget Officer

64Q Annual work plan for Parliamentary Budget Office

64R Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit may request draft estimates

64S Duties of Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

64T Review of operations of Parliamentary Budget Office

64U Public release of policy costings etc.

64V Confidentiality

Subdivision B--Parliamentary Budget Officer's appointment, conditions etc.

64X Appointment of Parliamentary Budget Officer

64XA Approval of proposed appointment by Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

64XB Remuneration of Parliamentary Budget Officer

64XC Leave of absence

64XD Resignation

64XE Removal from office

64XF Acting appointments

Division 3--Annual report

65 Annual report

Part 7A--Protection of information

65AA Protection of information--Commissioner's functions etc.

65AB Protection of information--Merit Protection Commissioner's functions etc.

65AC Giving information or producing documents to Commissioner not admissible in evidence etc.

65AD Giving information or producing documents to Merit Protection Commissioner not admissible in evidence etc.

65AE Release of personal information

Part 8--Miscellaneous

65A Security Management Board

66 Payments in special circumstances

67 Attachment of salaries to satisfy judgment debts

68A Departments and office holders not prescribed authorities for Freedom of Information Act purposes

69 Positions

70 Delegations

70A Immunity from civil proceedings

71 Determinations

Part 9--Transitional provisions

72 Interpretation

73 Operation of Part

74 Continuation of existing Departments

75 Current heads of Parliamentary Departments to continue in office

76 Conversion of officers and employees

77 Rights under Part IV of the old Act--first-tier persons

78 Rights under Part IV of the old Act--second-tier persons

79 Determinations under the old Act

80 Misconduct

81 References to Agency, Agency Head, former Parliamentary Departments and Secretaries

82 References in statutory instruments to "officer" etc.

83 Determinations

84 Certain Acts continue to apply to Departments established and people appointed or engaged under this Act

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Parliamentary Service Act 1999	145, 1999	11 Nov 1999	5 Dec 1999 (s 2 and gaz 1999, No S584)
Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2001	125, 2001	27 Sept 2001	17 Oct 2001 (s 2(1) item 1 and gaz 2001, No GN41)	--
Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2005	39, 2005	1 Apr 2005	Sch 1: 1 Apr 2005 (s 2)	--
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008	8, 2008	20 Mar 2008	Sch 1 (items 274, 275) : 28 Mar 2008 (s 2(1) item 2 and F2008L00959)	--
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Sch 15: 1 July 2009 (s  2(1) item 38)	Sch 15 (item 22)
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2010	148, 2010	17 Dec 2010	Sch 10: 18 Dec 2010 (s 2(1) item 10)	--
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Act 2011	170, 2011	4 Dec 2011	Sch 1: 15 Feb 2012 (s 2(1) item 2 and F2012L00277)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2012	136, 2012	22 Sept 2012	Sch 6 (items 51, 52): 22 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) item 37)	--
Public Service Amendment Act 2013	2, 2013	14 Feb 2013	Sch 3 (items 7, 9, 12, 13): 1 July 2013 (s 2(1) item 2 and F2013L00484)	--
Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2013	4, 2013	1 Mar 2013	Sch 1 (items 1-55, 69-92): 1 July 2013 (s 2(1) items 2, 5) Sch 1 (items 56-68): 1 Mar 2013 (s 2(1) items 3, 4) Sch 2 (items 1-32): 1 July 2013 (s 2(1) item 6 Sch 2 (item 33): 1 Mar 2013 (s 2(1) item 7) Remainder: 1 Mar 2013 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 2 (items 1-32, 33) --
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Act 2013	97, 2013	28 June 2013	28 June 2013 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 2)
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Act 2013	102, 2013	29 June 2013	Sch 1 and Sch 2 (items 1A, 1B): 30 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2013	103, 2013	29 June 2013	Sch 3 (items 126, 127, 343): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 16)	Sch 3 (item 343)
Public Interest Disclosure (Consequential Amendments) Act 2013	134, 2013	15 July 2013	Sch 1 (items 18-21) and Sch 2 (items 1, 2): 15 Jan 2014 (s 2(1) items 4, 6)	Sch 2 (items 1, 2)
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014	62, 2014	30 June 2014	Sch 11 (items 36-43) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items  6, 14)	Sch 11 (item 41) and Sch 14
as amended by
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015	36, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)	Sch 7
as amended by
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Parliamentary Service Amendment Act 2015	26, 2015	1 Apr 2015	2 Apr 2015 (s 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (items 469-471): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item  2)	--
National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Act 2018	67, 2018	29 June 2018	Sch 2 (items 27, 28): 29 Dec 2018 (s 2(1) items 3)	--
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Post-election Report) Act 2019	4, 2019	1 Mar 2019	1 Mar 2019 (s 2(1) item 1)	--

 

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (SLI No. 50, 2006)	17 Mar 2006 (F2006L00820)	Sch 19: 27 Mar 2006 (r 2(b))	--

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
s. 3.....................	am. No. 39, 2005
Part 2
s. 7.....................	am. No. 125, 2001; No. 39, 2005; SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 8, 2008; No.  54, 2009; No. 170, 2011; Nos. 2, 4 and 102, 2013; No 62, 2014
s. 8.....................	am. No. 54, 2009
Part 3
s. 9.....................	am. No. 39, 2005; No. 4, 2013; No 62, 2014
s. 10....................	rs. No. 4, 2013
s. 10A...................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s. 11....................	rs. No. 4, 2013
s. 11A...................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s. 11B...................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s. 11C...................	ad. No. 4. 2013
s. 12....................	rs. No. 4, 2013
s. 13....................	am. No. 4, 2013; No 62, 2014
s. 14....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 15....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 16....................	am. No. 4, 2013
	rep No 134, 2013
s. 17....................	rep. No. 4, 2013
s. 17A...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
	rep. No. 4, 2013
s. 18....................	am. No. 4, 2013
Part 4
Part 4 heading.............	rs. No. 39, 2005
Division 1
s. 20....................	am No 4 and 134, 2013; No 126, 2015
s. 22....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 23....................	am. SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 8, 2008; No. 54, 2009; No. 4, 2013 ; No 126, 2015
s. 24....................	am. SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 8, 2008; No. 54, 2009; No. 4, 2013 ; No 126, 2015
s. 26....................	rs. No. 125, 2001
s. 26A...................	ad. No. 125, 2001
s. 27....................	am. No. 2, 2013
s. 29....................	am. No. 54, 2009; No. 4, 2013
s. 31....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 33....................	am. No. 4, 2013
Division 2
s. 35....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 36....................	rep. No. 4, 2013
s. 37....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 38....................	am. No. 4, 2013
Division 3
Division 3................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38A...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38B...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38C...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38D...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38E...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 38F...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 38G...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38H...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
s. 38I...................	ad. No. 39, 2005
Part 5
Division 1
s. 40....................	am No 4 and 134, 2013
s. 41....................	am. No. 4, 2013
Division 2
s. 43....................	am. No. 2, 2013
s. 44....................	am. Nos. 2 and 4, 2013
s. 46....................	am. Nos. 2 and 4, 2013
Part 6
Division 1
s. 48....................	am. No. 39, 2005; No 4 and 134, 2013
s. 48A...................	ad. No. 4, 2013
Division 2
s. 51....................	am. No. 4, 2013
s. 53....................	am. No. 4, 2013
Part 7
Division 1
Division 1 heading..........	ad No 170, 2011
s. 53A...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 54....................	am. No. 39, 2005
ss. 54A, 54B..............	ad. No. 125, 2001
s. 57....................	rs. No. 4, 2013
	am No 62, 2014
s 63....................	am No 4, 2013
s 64....................	am No 4, 2013
s 64AA..................	ad No 62, 2014
Division 2
Division 2................	ad No 170, 2011
Subdivision A
s. 64A...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64B...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64C...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64D...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64E...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
	am. No. 102, 2013
s. 64F...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64G...................	ad. No. 170, 2011 am. No. 102, 2013
s. 64H...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64J...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
	am No 102, 2013
s. 64K...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
	am. No. 102, 2013
s. 64KA.................	ad. No. 102, 2013
s. 64L...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64LA..................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64M..................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s 64MA..................	ad No 102, 2013
	am No 4, 2019
s 64MAA................	ad No 102, 2013
s 64MB..................	ad No 102, 2013
	am No 4, 2019
s 64MC..................	ad No 102, 2013
	am No 4, 2019
s. 64N...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64P...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64Q...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64R...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64S...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64T...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64U...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
	am No 102, 2013
s. 64V...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
	am. No. 102, 2013
Subdivision B
s. 64X...................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64XA.................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64XB..................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64XC..................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64XD.................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64XE..................	ad. No. 170, 2011
s. 64XF..................	ad. No. 170, 2011
	am. No. 4, 2013
Division 3
Division 3 heading..........	ad No 170, 2011
s 65....................	am No 39, 2005
Part 7A
Part 7A..................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s 65AA..................	ad No 4, 2013; No 67, 2018
s 65AB..................	ad No 4, 2013; No 67, 2018
s. 65AC..................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s. 65AD.................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s. 65AE..................	ad. No. 4, 2013
Part 8
s 65A...................	ad No 39, 2005
	am No 170, 2011; No 102, 2013; No 26, 2015
s. 66....................	am. No. 148, 2010; No. 4, 2013
s. 67....................	am. No. 39, 2005
s. 68....................	rep. No. 4, 2013
s. 68A...................	ad. No. 97, 2013
s. 70....................	am. No. 39, 2005; No. 4, 2013
s. 70A...................	ad. No. 4, 2013
s, 71....................	am. No. 4, 2013
Part 9
ss. 81, 82.................	am. No. 39, 2005
s. 83....................	am. No. 103, 2013
Part 10..................	rep. No. 136, 2012
s. 85....................	rep. No. 136, 2012
Schedule 1................	rep. No. 136, 2012