Parliament House workers will soon have a written code of conduct policy to follow as part of the government's response to a review into workplace culture in the building.
In 2021 Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins investigated problems with parliamentary culture and potential barriers that stopped people from reporting workplace incidents.
She made 28 recommendations, one of which was to develop codes of conduct for parliamentarians, staff, and parliamentary workplaces to ensure safe and respectful behaviour.
On Monday, parliament established a joint committee on parliamentary standards to be made up of upper and lower house members.
Committee members will determine how a code could prevent bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault as well as terms for investigating breaches of the code.
The committee is expected to present a report to parliament by November 2022.
