About the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission (PWSIC)

A parliament that acts with the highest levels of integrity and workplace standards.

To support the integrity of the Victorian Parliament and promote a respectful and safe parliamentary workplace.

Our principles, embedded in our legislation, guide all aspects of our work:

• Integrity
• Independence
• Effectiveness
• Accountability
• Fairness
• Transparency
• Respect and safety

We support the highest standards of conduct and integrity of Victorian members of parliament (MPs), ministers and parliamentary secretaries, by addressing parliamentary misconduct.

We can accept and manage reports about parliamentary misconduct by members of parliament, ministers, and parliamentary secretaries involving:

• bullying, harassment, discrimination, victimisation, occupational violence and aggression
• breaches of the members of parliament Code of Conduct¹
• breaches of the members of parliament Register of Interests²
• misuse of work-related parliamentary allowances or the electorate office and communications budget.

You can learn more about the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission (PWSIC) on our website, pwsic.vic.gov.au.

References

1 Part 3 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978.

2 Part 4 of the Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978.