Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report November 2022 Instances of improved federal and State government policy, practice and legislative change that reflect our advice. Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces In March 2021, the Commission was asked to undertake an Independent Review of Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (Review) by the federal Government, with the support of the Opposition and crossbench. Led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, the Review examined the culture of Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces with the aim of ensuring that the national Parliament reflects best practice in the prevention of and response to bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. On 30 November 2021, the Commission launched Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. The Review was informed by the individual contributions of over 1,700 current and former staff and parliamentarians in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces, as well as by input from 33 organisations and collectives. Set the Standard makes 28 recommendations designed to ensure the Australian parliament is a safe and respectful workplace. The recommendations are complementary and reinforcing in nature, constituting a Framework for Action that requires five shifts with respect to leadership; diversity, equality and inclusion; systems to support performance; standards, reporting and accountability; and safety and wellbeing. Recommendation 1: Delivery in the Parliament of the Joint Statement of Acknowledgment by the Presiding Officers (POs) on 8 February 2022. This statement, delivered on behalf of the Parliamentary Cross-Party Leadership Taskforce, acknowledged the unacceptable history of workplace bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault in Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. Recommendation 17 and 24 Enactment of the Parliamentary Workplace Reform (Set the Standard Measures No. 1) Act, passed in Parliament on 15 February 2022, to confirm that the Fair Work Act 2009, Age Discrimination Act 2004 and Disability Discrimination Act 1992 apply to people engaged under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 and that the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 applies to parliamentarians in their capacity as employers of staff. 31