Scott Buchholz (Wright, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the House notes the Safe and Respectful Workplace Training Program administered by the Department of Finance and requires all members to provide statements in relation to the training program in accordance with the following terms:

(1) each member who has undertaken the training program shall provide to the Registrar of Members' Interests a statement declaring that the member has undertaken the training program either:

(a) within 28 days of this resolution, where the member has already undertaken the training program; or

(b) within 28 days of undertaking the training program.

(2) statements shall be made in accordance with this resolution and in a form determined by the Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests.

(3) the Registrar shall, in accordance with procedures determined by the committee, maintain a members' training program register comprising statements provided under this resolution and publish all statements by members online. Other than as specifically provided for in this resolution, the committee has the same powers and functions in relation to the training program register as it does in relation to the Register of Members' Interests.

(4) any member who knowingly provides false or misleading information in a statement to the Registrar shall be guilty of a serious contempt of the House of Representatives and shall be dealt with by the House accordingly.

(5) a question of whether any member has committed such a serious contempt shall first be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests for inquiry and report.

Question agreed to.