Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025
Amends the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 to provide non-government parliamentarians with a guaranteed minimum number of non-ministerial personal employees.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Progress
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| Senate | |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Introduced and read a first time |
| 25 Aug 2025 | Second reading moved |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading debate |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Second reading agreed to |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Third reading negatived |
Divisions on this bill
- 3 Sep 2025 Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Allocation of personnel staff Carried Senate 40–23
- 3 Sep 2025 Members of Parliament (Staff) Amendment (Providing Certainty and Improving Integrity) Bill 2025 - Third Reading - Pass the bill Negatived Senate 29–32
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au, full text and documents on ParlInfo.