Labor will on Wednesday introduce legislation to set up the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission (IPSC).
The bill delivers on a recommendation in a landmark report into the culture in parliamentary workplaces.
The standards commission will have the power to conduct workplace investigations and impose sanctions under behaviour codes for parliamentarians, their staff and other people who work in federal parliamentary workplaces.
Katy Gallagher says privileges committee members haven't traditionally acted in a partisan way. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Senator Gallagher said the independent watchdog will make reports to the privileges committee, and rejected a suggestion the process would act as a protection racket.
"Often members are very senior members of respective political parties. They deal with difficult matters all the time and they haven't traditionally operated in a partisan way at all," she said.
"We believe the privileges committee is the right place for, you know, such a senior body to consider a report from the IPSC, and then they will have to make a decision on that, and report to the parliament.
"It's through the transparency of needing to report back to the parliament, that it will be clear that they've had to respond to the IPSC report."
Nationals senator Matt Canavan told Nine's Today show the name and shame powers would "encourage a whole lot of frivolous and vexatious complaints" to try and take down political opponents.
The draft behaviour codes were endorsed in principle in 2023 and will be formally adopted once the bill passes.
The codes include requirements to foster respectful and inclusive workplaces, and a prohibition on bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, assault and discrimination.
The types of sanctions imposed will depend on whether the respondent is a current or former parliamentarian, employee or other parliamentary workplace participant.
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