Labor says parliament complaints mechanism should be able to investigate allegations against departed staff

The opposition responds to Foster review undertaken by Scott Morrison's department following the Brittany Higgins furore

Labor says a new independent complaints mechanism to be established for federal parliamentary staff in the wake of the Brittany Higgins furore needs a broader remit so it can retrospectively investigate serious incidents.

The opposition has responded to the main recommendations of the Foster review undertaken by a deputy secretary in Scott Morrison's department after the Higgins rape allegation became public.