Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 11

             (1)  The Commissioner must give advice to the Presiding Officers:

                     (a)  to help them to ensure that the Parliamentary Service incorporates and upholds the Parliamentary Service Values; and

                     (b)  to help them to determine where necessary the scope or application of each Parliamentary Service Value.

             (2)  The Presiding Officers must issue written determinations under section 71 in relation to each of the Parliamentary Service Values, having regard to the advice received from the Commissioner under subsection (1).

             (3)  The Presiding Officers must cause to be laid before each House of the Parliament a copy of the advice received from the Commissioner under subsection (1).