The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet received 47 written submissions in response to the Review of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 addressing the Terms of Reference. Submissions closed on 1 July 2022. Public submissions are available below.
We have redacted personal information from submissions made anonymously where individuals could be reasonably identified.
The Department is grateful for the assistance and input from everyone who engaged with the MoP(S) Act Review.
Disclaimer
The views or opinions expressed in submissions are those of the author.
The Department does not adopt or endorse any comments expressed in submissions. The Department is publishing the submissions to inform public debate and scrutiny of the conduct of the consultations.
The Commonwealth does not warrant the truth or accuracy of the content of any submission and no person should rely on the content of any submission without undertaking their own independent inquiries.
If a person has any concerns about the publication of a submission, they should contact us via jenkins.response@pmc.gov.au or our contact form. Where those concerns relate to an individual’s privacy, the Department’s Privacy Officer should be cc’d (privacy@pmc.gov.au).
The Department will investigate and, if appropriate, remove the content.
Privacy
To ensure that the privacy of individuals is protected in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988, and that the Commonwealth complies with other legal obligations, some submissions may be published with certain details redacted or removed (for example, names, addresses and phone numbers). There may be some minor formatting changes as a result.
Further information about how the Department handles and protects personal information is contained in the Department's Privacy Policy.