The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara cited the Parliamentary Staff Act to argue that disciplinary powers over parliamentary staff lie with the Secretary-General, exercised with the knowledge of the Speaker. He stated that any concerns should be raised through the Staff Advisory Committee with a request for an inquiry and report, and questioned why that procedure had not been followed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Based on what the Hon. Minister said, I wish to raise this. I have before me the Parliamentary Staff Act. It clearly states that the power to interdict, discipline and dismiss any member of the staff, and to take disciplinary action, is vested, as appropriate, in the Clerks to the respective Houses (Secretaries-General), acting with the knowledge of the Presiding Officer/Speaker. That is, the responsibility lies with the Secretary-General, but with the concurrence/knowledge of the Speaker. What you should do is state at the Staff Advisory Committee that there is an issue and request an inquiry and a report. But that has not happened.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8754