Former political staffer Brittany Higgins has welcomed the federal government's response to an internal review of parliament's handling of sexual harassment and assault complaints.
The changes will see an independent complaints body for federal politicians and staffers established and sexual harassment and bullying training made mandatory for coalition ministers and staffers.
Federal politicians who fail to complete the training would also likely face having their identities made public as part of the reforms.
The review - which made 10 recommendations - was sparked after Ms Higgins went public about her alleged rape by a colleague in the office of cabinet minister Linda Reynolds in 2019.
Ms Higgins on Monday said she was pleased the government had accepted the inquiry's recommendations.
"I am so pleased to hear that all 10 recommendations of the Foster Review will be implemented," she tweeted.
"These reforms, most notably the independent complaints mechanism, will ensure Parliament House is a safer workplace for all future employees."
Finance Minister Simon Birmingham on Monday confirmed work has begun to set up the complaints body with this expected to be established within six weeks.
"We take very seriously the need to ensure that workplaces across Australia's parliament are as safe and respectful as possible," he told reporters.
The complaints body would not cover past parliaments.
The government has also accepted the review's push for a public register of politicians who have completed the sexual harassment and bullying training.
Senator Birmingham said any politician that doesn't complete the training could face being publicly named.
"It will be for the parliament to consider exactly how that name and shame function may work," he said.
Senator Birmingham added that ministers would face more serious consequences, if they didn't attend.
"The ultimate consequence is to cease to be a minister, I trust that all get on and undertake training as and when it's made available," he said.
The recommendations were made in the government-commissioned review conducted by deputy secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Stephanie Foster.
Her inquiry earlier this year found arrangements as they stood were not designed to respond or capable of responding to serious complaints, particularly sexual assault.
MPs including Celia Hammond, previously tasked by the PM to review behaviour within Liberal ranks, said the complaints body should be able to examine allegations stemming from before the election.
But the mechanism will only examine allegations from the current term onwards.
A separate independent review of parliament's workplace culture led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins is due to be handed down in November.
With AAP
