22Reports by the PWSS

22 Reports by the PWSS

(1) The PWSS may prepare reports about matters relating to the functions of the PWSS, IPSC or CEO. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), at least once each financial year, the PWSS must prepare a report that contains information relating to the following: (a) gender and diversity characteristics of parliamentarians and MOPS employees; (b) gender equality in relation to remuneration for parliamentarians and MOPS employees; (c) the employment of persons under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 and the engagement of designated workers; (d) progress in the prevention of, and responses to, alleged relevant conduct that is engaged in: (i) in the course of a core participant performing duties as a core participant; or (ii) at places covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of Commonwealth parliamentary workplace in section 5; (e) the culture and performance of workplaces covered by paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of Commonwealth parliamentary workplace in section 5; (f) work health and safety matters connected with the duties of parliamentarians, MOPS employees and designated workers; (g) conduct complaints and conduct issue referrals received, and conduct issues dealt with, by the IPSC, including general information about: (i) the investigation of conduct issues; and (ii) any actions taken as a result of those investigations. (3) The PWSS rules may prescribe details about a matter mentioned in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (g) that must or must not be included in a report required by subsection (2). (4) The PWSS must publish a report required by subsection (2), and may publish any other report under this section, on its website. (5) Before the PWSS publishes a report under this section on its website, the PWSS must give each Presiding Officer a copy of the report. (6) A Presiding Officer of a House of the Parliament must cause a copy of the report to be presented to that House as soon as practicable after the Presiding Officer receives the copy under subsection (5). (7) The PWSS must not publish the report before a copy of the report has been presented to a House of the Parliament in accordance with subsection (6). (8) This section does not limit section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (annual report for Commonwealth entities). (9) A report under this section must not include personal information (subject to section 23).

Note: Information that is de‑identified (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) is not personal information.

(10) To avoid doubt, a report under this section is not a periodic report for the purposes of section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.