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18/08/2025

Key Points ‘Parliamentary business’ activities have been updated to clarify and provide transparency on existing practices and arrangements. Parliamentarians and office-holders may direct their staff to assist, support and facilitate them to conduct their parliamentary business and other duties. Obligations on parliamentarians in conducting their parliamentary business are unchanged under the Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017
'Parliamentary Business’ changes for parliamentarians and how they may direct their staff

Key Points

  • ‘Parliamentary business’ activities have been updated to clarify and provide transparency on existing practices and arrangements.
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Casual employment will be changing on 2 January 2025

From 2 January 2025, all casual employees will be transitioned to new employment arrangements in line with the

Calendar

Midnight - Pay cut-off for pay 11 September 2025

Midnight - Pay cut-off for pay 25 September 2025

Midnight - Pay cut-off for pay 9 October 2025 (due to ACT public holiday)

Public Holiday - AFL Grand Final (Vic)

Public Holiday - Labour Day (ACT, NSW, Qld, SA)

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