Fatima Payman (WA, Australia's Voice) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that:

(i) the review of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 recommended that the Independent Review of Resourcing in Parliamentarian Offices (the resourcing review) recommend principles to be considered by the Prime Minister in determining staffing allocations, and

(ii) the resourcing review did not make any such recommendations; and

(b) the following matter be referred to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by the first sitting day in 2026:

Sections 4 and 12 of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984, with particular reference to:

(i) the appropriateness of transferring the ability of the Prime Minister to determine the number of personal employees allocated to parliamentarians to the Remuneration Tribunal, for the purpose of ensuring that all parliamentarians are adequately resourced to represent their electors, and

(ii) any other related matters.