24EBPrivileges Committee to make recommendations to House

24EB Privileges Committee to make recommendations to House

(1) The Privileges Committee must: (a) decide whether to recommend that the House impose on the respondent: (i) any parliamentary sanctions; and (ii) any other sanctions that the Committee considers necessary to promote appropriate conduct in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces; and (b) report the Committee’s decision to the House.

Note: The Committee may decide not to recommend that the House impose any sanction on the respondent.

(2) The Privileges Committee must make the decision within: (a) 60 calendar days after the referral of the serious breach finding; or (b) if the Committee requires additional time to make the decision—such longer period after the referral as the Committee resolves.