Section 9
Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee
of Parliamentary Service Act 2025
There shall be a Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee to receive, consider and determine any appeal submitted by a member of the Parliamentary Service against the decision of the Parliamentary Service Promotion Committee and the Parliamentary
Service Disciplinary Committee.
(2)
The Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee shall consist of the following members:
(a)
the President of the Senate as a Chairman;
(b)
the Speaker of the House of Representatives as a Co-Chairman; and
(c)
three members of the Parliamentary Service Council appointed by the Chairman and the Co-Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Council.
(3)
If any member of the Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee has a direct or indirect interest in any matter being considered by the Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee, the member of the Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee shall disclose to the Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee the fact of his interest and the nature of that interest.
(4)
A disclosure under subsection (3) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting in which the disclosure was made and, after the disclosure, the member of the Parliamentary Service
Appeal Committee shall not be present and take part in the deliberation or decision of the Parliamentary Service Appeal
Committee.
(5)
Meetings of the Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee shall be co-chaired by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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(6)
Every member of the Parliamentary Service Appeal Committee present at the meeting shall be entitled to one vote.
(7)
All questions raised in the meetings of the Parliamentary
Service Appeal Committee shall be decided by the votes of the majority of members present and voting, and if the number of votes are equal, then the Chairman shall have the casting vote.