Kerryn Phelps is going to stay on the Sydney City Council as well as take up her likely seat in federal parliament.
But she won't say whether she will reveal the legal advice she relied on to ensure she is eligible to sit in Wentworth under section 44 of the constitution.
Dr Phelps will earn up to $39,540 for staying on the council, and pick up almost $200,000 a year while she divides her time in Canberra.
"I've spoken with the (council) CEO about meeting those commitments and that would be my intention," Dr Phelps told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
Counting is continuing in Wentworth, with Dr Phelps on 51.1 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote, ahead of Liberal candidate Dave Sharma by 1643 votes.
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The Australian Electoral Commission is not ready to declare the seat.
Dr Phelps would not say if she will release her legal advice on her section 44 eligibility.
The section of the constitution bans people from sitting in parliament if they earn money from taxpayer funds.
Dr Phelps' position as a university professor, and her role as a GP receiving Medicare payments, could mean she is potentially breaching the rules.
"I satisfied myself by doing my homework before I nominated that I didn't have section 44 issues and that's my position today," she told reporters.
