Part 1.2 - High-Level Objectives of the Vote
Objectives of the Vote
The Service's empowering legislation is the Parliamentary Service Act 2000, which states in section 7 that the principal duties of the Parliamentary Service are:
(a) to provide administrative and support services to the House of Representatives and to members of Parliament, and
(b) to administer, in accordance with directions given by the Speaker, the payment of funding entitlements for parliamentary purposes.
