Parliament Act 2025

Parliamentary Service and other parliamentary bodies - Parliamentary Service - Functions, duties, and powers

124: Further functions, duties, and powers of Parliamentary Service

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"What the Parliamentary Service can do to help"

The chief executive can agree for the Parliamentary Service to help some people and groups with administration and support. You might see the Parliamentary Service helping the Clerk, officers of Parliament, and government departments. The Parliamentary Service can do other jobs and tasks given to it by this Act or other laws. The Parliamentary Service gets to help the people and groups mentioned, but this does not stop other government departments from helping the House of Representatives or its members. The Parliamentary Service has to follow the rules and jobs given to it by laws, including this Act. You can find more information about this by looking at the related law. The law is clear about what the Parliamentary Service can and cannot do, and it is important to follow these rules. The Parliamentary Service is there to provide support and help to those who need it, and it must do so in a way that follows the law. This includes working with other government departments and groups to make sure everything runs smoothly.

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123: Principal functions, duties, and powers of Parliamentary Service, or

"What the Parliamentary Service does to help Parliament work"

125: Appointment of chief executive, or

"The Governor-General chooses a chief executive for the Parliamentary Service after the Speaker recommends someone."

Part 6Parliamentary Service and other parliamentary bodies
Parliamentary Service: Functions, duties, and powers

124Further functions, duties, and powers of Parliamentary Service

The chief executive may agree to the Parliamentary Service providing administrative and support services to the following individuals and entities:
the Clerk and the Office of the Clerk:
any officer of Parliament and their office:
any department or other instrument of the Crown.

The Parliamentary Service has any other function, duty, or power that is conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act or any other legislation.
This Act does not impose any limitation on any department or other instrument of the Crown providing administrative or support services to the House of Representatives or to members.

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