| Function of the Parliamentary Service MPC | Statutory authority – Parliamentary Service |
|---|---|
| Review of Actions scheme – promotion and engagement (includes review of promotion and engagement decisions of certain Parliamentary Service employees) | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Sections 33, 48(1)(d) and 48(1)(d) Parliamentary Service Determination Part 9 Division 1 clauses 71, 72, 73 and 76 Division 2 clauses 77 to 93 |
| Review of Actions scheme – other employment related actions (workplace decisions) (includes Code of Conduct, primary reviews of other matters and secondary reviews) | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Sections 33 and 48(1)(d) Parliamentary Service Determination Part 9 Division 1 clauses 71 to 72, and 74 to 75 Division 3 clauses 94 to 108 Schedule 3 lists actions that are not reviewable |
| review of a department’s determination that a former employee breached the Code of Conduct for behaviour engaged in while an employee | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 (Parliamentary Service Determination 2013, Clause 112B) Sections 33 and 48(1)(e) Parliamentary Service Determination Part 11 Division 3 Clause 115 Division 4 clauses 116 to 123 (review procedures) |
| review of the actions of a statutory office holder who is not a department head that relate to an employee’s Parliamentary Service employment | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Sections 33 and 48(1)(e) Parliamentary Service Determination Part 11 Division 1 Clause 113 Division 5 clauses 124(1) to (6) |
| inquiry into a public interest disclosure alleging a breach of the Code of Conduct | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Sections 48(1)(a) and 48(2) Parliamentary Service Determination Part 11 Division 1 Clause 113 |
| inquiry into an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct by the Parliamentary Service Commissioner | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Section 48(1)(b) |
| inquiry into a Parliamentary Service action at the request of the Presiding Officers of the Australian Parliament | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Sections 48(1)(c), 48(2) and 48(4) |
| inquiry into whether a current or former Parliamentary Service employee has breached the Code of Conduct | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Sections 48(1)(ca) and 48A Parliamentary Service Determination Part 11 Division 2 Clause 114 |
| investigate a complaint from a former employee about entitlements | Parliamentary Service Act 1999 Subsection 48(1)(e) Parliamentary Service Determination Part 11 Division 1 clauses 113(2) and 115 |
| operate the ISAC | Parliamentary Service Determination Part 8 Clauses 59 to 70 |
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