On 8 September 2022, the committee agreed to an inquiry into recommendations 10 and 27 of Set the standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces. The following terms of reference were adopted:

To inquire into and report on:

(1) practices and procedures of the House with a view to:

(a) eliminating language, behaviour and practices in the parliamentary chambers that are sexist or otherwise exclusionary and discriminatory, and

(b) improving safety and respect in parliamentary chambers, and

(2) the Parliamentary sitting calendar and the House and Federation Chamber Orders of Business, with a view to enhancing wellbeing, balance and flexibility for Members and workers in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.