Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 54

  (1)   The following Departments of the Parliament are established by this subsection:

  (a)   the Department of the Senate;

  (b)   the Department of the House of Representatives.

  (2)   Such other Departments of the Parliament as are required may be established by resolutions passed by each House of the Parliament.

  (3)   For the purposes of this Act:

  (a)   for the joint Department--the Department consists of the Secretary of the Department, together with the Parliamentary Librarian and Parliamentary Service employees assisting the Secretary; and

  (b)   for any other Department--the Department consists of the Secretary of the Department, together with Parliamentary Service employees assisting the Secretary.

  (4)   A Department of the Parliament established under subsection   ( 2) may be abolished by resolutions passed by each House of the Parliament.