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Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins will hear from current and former staff,elected representatives and others who worked in Parliament during the review.Credit:Paul Jeffers

“It is so important to get this work done and to get it done properly,” he said.

“It’s important for the victims of bullying,sexual harassment and sexual assault. It’s important for their loved ones. It is also important for the many innocent bystanders who have found themselves in workplaces or environments that are under question or under a cloud at present.”

The Jenkinsreview is one of three under way:senior public servant Stephanie Foster is examining how to build a new structure to handle complaints,and Scott Morrison’s department chief,Phil Gaetjens,has been asked to examine what the Prime Minister’s office knew of the incident.

Liberal MP Celia Hammond had been asked to investigate the culture within Coalition parliamentary offices but that work will now be rolled into the Jenkins review.

Ms Jenkins wrote a landmark report on workplace sexual harassment,Respect@Work,that made 55 recommendations. The government has been sitting on the report since it was released exactly a year ago.

National Sexual Assault,Family&Domestic Violence Counselling Line:1800 737 732. Crisis support can be found at Lifeline:(13 11 14 andlifeline.org.au),the Suicide Call Back Service (1300 659 467 andsuicidecallbackservice.org.au) and beyondblue (1300 22 4636 andbeyondblue.org.au).

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