With any kind of security policy framework, part of the strength of that policy framework is monitoring compliance and enforcing it. For an exempt staff member of a minister's office, if they are chosen as a candidate for that job, before they are offered the position they must pass the security clearance process. If they perform any action or there is any reason to believe they should not continue to hold a security clearance, they could lose their job. They could lose their employment, and they could suffer other consequences, legal consequences, as a result of that. They do not enjoy parliamentary privilege.
