21Registrable activities: activities in Australia for the purpose of political or governmental influence

#### 21 Registrable activities: activities in Australia for the purpose of political or governmental influence (1) An activity that a person undertakes on behalf of a foreign principal is registrable in relation to the foreign principal if: (a) the activity is covered by an item in the table; and (b) the foreign principal is the kind of foreign principal specified for the activity in the table; and (c) the person is not exempt under Division 4 in relation to the activity. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Activities in Australia for the purpose of political or governmental influence</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:151.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Activity</span></p></td><td style="width:145.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Foreign principal</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:151.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Parliamentary lobbying:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in Australia; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for the purpose of political or governmental influence</span></p></td><td style="width:145.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a foreign government related entity; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a foreign political organisation; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a foreign government related individual</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:151.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>General political lobbying:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in Australia; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for the purpose of political or governmental influence</span></p></td><td style="width:145.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>any kind of foreign principal</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:151.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Communications activity:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in Australia; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for the purpose of political or governmental influence</span></p></td><td style="width:145.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>any kind of foreign principal</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:151.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Disbursement activity:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in Australia; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) for the purpose of political or governmental influence</span></p></td><td style="width:145.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>any kind of foreign principal</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` (2) A single activity undertaken by a person may be covered by more than one item of the table in subsection (1). If it is, the scheme applies in relation to the activity as covered by each such item.