Please read through the pages below to learn more about parliamentary misconduct, public interest disclosures and how we deal with reports.
You can only report conduct that occurred on or after 31 December 2024.
What is parliamentary misconduct?
We handle allegations of parliamentary misconduct by Victorian members of parliament (MPs), including ministers and parliamentary secretaries. You can read about parliamentary roles on the Parliament of Victoria website here.
Parliamentary misconduct includes:
- breaches of the members Code of Conduct (see Part 3 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978 (Vic))
- wilful, repeated, or deliberate contraventions of the Register of Interests (see Part 4 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978 (Vic))
- wilful, repeated or deliberate misuse of work-related parliamentary allowances or the Electorate Office and Communications Budget under section 7F of the Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968 (Vic)
- inappropriate workplace behaviour, such as bullying, harassment (including sexual harassment), discrimination, victimisation, or occupational violence.
Refer to section 4 of the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Act 2024 (Vic) for a complete definition.
The Commission can only consider reports about ministers and parliamentary secretaries in limited circumstances, depending on which role they are performing at the time of conduct. For more information, see our FAQs.
Matters we cannot deal with
Under our legislation, we are not able to consider an allegation if:
- it is not supported by sufficient evidence
- it falls outside the Commission’s functions (including if it does not relate to the definition of ‘parliamentary misconduct')
- it concerns conduct before 31 December 2024
- it involves personal, private or policy matters
- it relates to conduct protected by parliamentary privilege
- it relates to the views or opinions of a current or former member of parliament, minister or parliamentary secretary
- it relates to internal funding or decision-making of a political party.
Matters we can choose not to deal with
We can choose not to deal with an allegation if:
- another agency is better suited to handle the matter
- the referral is deemed trivial, frivolous, vexatious, not credible or not made in good faith
- it concerns matters that you experienced or found out about more than 12 months ago.
Get support
If you have witnessed or experienced misconduct or have had a report made against you, you can access counselling and support services. Please see some suggestions on our Resources and support.
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