Activity details
Establishing a statutory Parliamentary Workplace Support Service by providing $51.7 million to provide human resource functions for parliamentarians and their staff, provide support to other Commonwealth parliamentary workplace participants, and support sustained improvement in the culture and safety of Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.
This activity is part of a broader activity to implement government-led recommendations in the Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (2021).
Implementation progress update
The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (PWSS) was established on 1 October 2023. The PWSS is an independent agency that provides human resources support to parliamentarians and staff, as well as services to a wider cohort of people to support a safe and respectful workplace.
It has a support and complaint resolution function for employees in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces. For more information see About the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service | Parliamentary Workplace Support Service.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the First Action Plan 2023-2027 Activities Addendum update.