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are ordinarily carried out in the expectation of receiving direct or indirect financial reward or other valuable consideration whether or not the amount thereof is ascertainable at the time such activities are conducted.

(2) In relation to part (1), “lobbying activities” are defined as:

Any oral or written (including electronic) communication with a public official to influence legislation or policy, regulatory or administrative decisions of the public official or another public official other than a communication:

(a) with a committee of the Assembly;

(b) with a Minister in their capacity as a local Member and in relation to matters falling outside their ministerial responsibilities;

(d) in response to a request by a public official for information or the submission of view;

(e) in response to a request for tender, expression of interest, etc;

(f) protected by a government-endorsed whistle-blower regime;

(g) that is only an approach to a public official for publicly available information without any attempt to influence;

(h) as part of a grassroots campaign;

(i) made in a public forum; or

(j) for the avoidance of doubt:

(i) by one government to another government; or

(ii) by one government official to another government official in the course of the official duties of the former.

(3) A “public official” means:

(a) a Member of the Legislative Assembly;

(b) any person employed by such a person under the Legislative Assembly (Members’ Staff) Act 1989; and

Persons/Entities ineligible to be registered

The following persons are ineligible to be registered as a lobbyist or authorised person:

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