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Parliament Bill

Parliamentary security - Application of parliamentary security officers’ powers and duties

167: Chief executive may authorise exercise or performance of powers and duties in particular electorate and community office

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"The boss of Parliament can let security guards work in a local MP's office to keep people safe."

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The chief executive can let parliamentary security officers do their job in a particular electorate and community office. You need to know that the chief executive can only do this if certain conditions are met. The member who runs the office must ask the chief executive to let security officers work there because they think someone or something is in danger. The chief executive must check that the person asking is in charge of the office. They must also talk to the Police about the potential danger. The chief executive must believe it is a good idea to let security officers work in the office to keep people safe. The chief executive can only let security officers work in the office if they think it will help keep the member, other people in the office, or the office itself safe from harm. You should be aware that this is a proposed change to the law. This means it is not yet in effect, but it could be in the future.

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Part 7Parliamentary security
Application of parliamentary security officers’ powers and duties

167Chief executive may authorise exercise or performance of powers and duties in particular electorate and community office

  1. The chief executive may authorise 1 or more parliamentary security officers to exercise or perform their powers and duties in a particular electorate and community office.

  2. The chief executive must not authorise the exercise or performance of powers and duties in an electorate and community office unless all of the following conditions have been met:

  3. the member who operates the office has asked the chief executive to authorise 1 or more parliamentary security officers to exercise or perform their powers and duties in the office on the basis that there is a threat to 1 or more of the following:
    1. a member:
      1. any other person working in, visiting, or otherwise in the office:
        1. the office:
        2. the member who operates the office is the owner or occupier of the office:
          1. the chief executive has consulted the Police about the threat:
            1. the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds that authorising 1 or more parliamentary security officers to exercise or perform their powers and duties in the office is an appropriate response to the threat.