Disciplining MPs for Bullying and Sexual Harassment

This video is about proposals in Australia to establish an Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission to investigate and make findings about complaints that Members of Parliament and staff within Parliament House have engaged in conduct (such as bullying and sexual harassment) that breaches a relevant code of conduct.

The proposal originated from an earlier report by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, called 'Set the Standard'. This video discusses the constitutional issues regarding the original proposal and how and why the resulting legislation is different. It explains how the system will operate and the type of sanctions that can be imposed. It discusses constitutional and privilege issues raised by the law.

Note: This video was originally filmed when it was still a Bill, and therefore refers to it as a Bill. It has since been passed by Parliament, so I have added an update at the end to reflect this. Apologies for the audio in the coda at the end, as it is not so great, and I'm not sure what went wrong.