{"id":"F2023L01322","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Parliamentary Service Determination) Certificate 2023","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442114,"registerId":"F2023L01322-fast-fetch-1775957214901","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Parliamentary Service Determination) Certificate 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Parliamentary Service Determination) Certificate 2023\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 22 September 2023\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Parliamentary Service Determination) Certificate 2023.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 29 September 2023\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The Parliamentary Service Determination 2013, for which the sunsetting day is 1 October 2023, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 October 2024.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 October 2024.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1434},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The certificate performs exactly the function described in its title and enabling provision (Legislation Act 2003, s 51(1)(c)) — deferring the sunsetting date of a specific legislative instrument by 12 months. No expansion of substantive scope occurred."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 sections total","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward deferral mechanism","No defined terms section","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Legislation Act 2003 and target instrument)","Self-repealing provision (section 5) provides automatic cleanup"],"plain_english_summary":"This certificate gives an extra year of life to the **Parliamentary Service Determination 2013** — the document that sets employment conditions (pay, leave, classifications) for staff working in Parliament.\n\n**What's happening?**\nUnder Australian law, most regulations and determinations automatically expire (\"sunset\") after 10 years unless they're reviewed and remade. The Parliamentary Service Determination was due to sunset on **1 October 2023**.\n\nThis certificate pushes that expiry date back to **1 October 2024**.\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- Parliamentary Service employees (the staff who support MPs, Senators, and parliamentary committees)\n- The Parliamentary Service Commissioner who manages these employment arrangements\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nWithout this certificate, the Determination would have automatically disappeared on 1 October 2023, potentially leaving employment conditions in limbo while a replacement is prepared. This \"sunsetting deferral\" ensures continuity of employment terms for parliamentary staff while the government completes its review and drafts a new determination."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-parliamentary-service-determination-certificate-2023/documents"}}