Statutes Amendment (Parliament—Executive Officer and Clerks) Bill

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 4, page 3, after line 36—After its present contents (now to be designated as subclause (1)) insert:

(2) Section 7—after subsection (2) insert:

(3) The purpose of the joint parliamentary service is to provide support and facilities to members of Parliament in undertaking their parliamentary duties.

No. 2. New clause, page 4, after line 17—Insert:

8A—Review

(1) The Executive Officer must, not later than 10 months after the relevant day, provide to the President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly a report that includes an assessment of the way in which the workplace of the joint parliamentary service is managed (including, for example, management of workplace health and safety and performance management).

(2) The President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly must, not later than 12 months after the relevant day, jointly cause a review to be undertaken of the matters outlined in the report received under subsection (1) and a report on the review to be prepared and submitted to them.

(3) The review must consider and make recommendations in relation to ensuring the parliamentary workplace is managed consistently with contemporary standards.

(4) The President of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the House of Assembly must, as soon as practicable after receiving a report under this section, cause a copy of the report to be laid before their respective Houses.

(5) In this section—

Executive Officer and joint parliamentary service have the same respective meanings as in the Parliament (Joint Services) Act 1985;

relevant day means the day on which an Executive Officer for the joint parliamentary service is first appointed under Part 2 Division 1A of the Parliament (Joint Services) Act 1985.