PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE AMENDMENT ACT 2013 (NO. 4, 2013)

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Amendment of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 4

Part 1--Secretaries 4

Part 2--Senior Executive Service 6

Part 3--The Parliamentary Service Commissioner and Merit Protection Commissioner 7

Part 4--Parliamentary Service Values and Employment Principles 9

Part 5--Code of Conduct 14

Part 6--Whistleblower reports 20

Part 7--Review of actions 22

Part 8--Non-ongoing Parliamentary Service employees 23

Part 9--Confidentiality of information 24

Part 10--Immunity from suit 33

Part 11--Legislative instruments 35

Part 12--Acting appointments 38

Part 13--Miscellaneous amendments 40

Schedule 2--Application, saving and transitional provisions 44

Part 1--Preliminary 44

Part 2--Secretaries 45

Part 3--Senior Executive Service 46

Part 4--Parliamentary Service Values and Employment Principles 47

Part 5--Code of Conduct 48

Part 6--Whistleblower reports 52

Part 7--Review of actions 54

Part 8--Non-ongoing Parliamentary Service employees 55

Part 9--Confidentiality of information 57

Part 10--Immunity from suit 58

Part 11--Legislative instruments 59

Part 12--Miscellaneous 60

Part 13--Determinations 62

Commonwealth Numbered Acts