If you worked in another Australian parliament, chances are you would have stronger workplace protections than you do in NSW.
Parliamentary staff in other jurisdictions have Enterprise Agreements, Awards or other industrial instruments that provide staff with clearer rights and protections. In NSW, parliamentary staff are employed under a Determination and are prohibited from having an industrial instrument.
Furthermore, other jurisdictions have stronger provisions around job security, unfair dismissal rights, severance pay and independent employment arrangements. Meanwhile, NSW staff remain employed under a model where individual MPs retain significant control over employment decisions.
This is exactly why the Broderick Review identified employment insecurity as a key barrier to speaking up about bullying, harassment and misconduct. Four years later, the most significant recommendation for reform of the Members of Parliament Staff Act remains unfinished.
The PSA is calling for reform of the Members of Parliament Staff Act so you can have access to the Industrial Relations Commission and an enforceable Award.
Beyond Broderick forum
Date Thursday 6 August 2026
Time 12:15pm for a 12:30pm start
Location Macquarie Room, NSW Parliament House
Speakers
Troy Wright
PSA Assistant General Secretary
Sophie Cotsis MP
NSW Minister for Industrial Relations
You and your work colleagues are invited to attend in person. If you are unable to attend in person due to distance, please RSVP and the PSA will send you an MS Teams link just before the forum.
Download a poster for the forum here.
Find out more
Read the PSA’s letter to the Premier and learn more about the campaign here.
Together, we can secure a stronger voice, better protections and a fairer future for Members of Parliament Staff.
Contacts
Members of Parliament Advisory Group
Suzette Meade
Chair
David Halliday
Assistant Chair
Angus Hoy
Secretary
Rachel Smoothy
Assistant Secretary
Emma-Jane Scott
Advisory Group member
Joseph Steel
Advisory Group member
Leeca Higgins
Advisory Group member
PSA staff