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sec.43What is not a lobbying activity
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### sec.43 What is not a lobbying activity
None of the following activities is a lobbying activity—
communicating with a committee of the Legislative Assembly or a local government;
communicating with a member of the Legislative Assembly or a councillor in the member’s or councillor’s capacity as local representative on a constituency matter;
responding to a call for submissions;
petitioning or campaigning of a grassroots nature;
responding to a request for tenders;
communicating with a representative in a public forum;
responding to a request by a representative for information;
communicating with a representative about a non-business or non-commercial matter;
communicating with a representative in the ordinary course of making an application, or seeking a review or appeal about a decision, under an Act;
participating in an incidental meeting with a representative beyond the control of the representative;
A Minister or the Leader of the Opposition speaks at a conference and has an unscheduled discussion with a person who is a conference participant.
communicating with a representative in the ordinary course of providing professional or technical services to a person.
An entity is engaged by a person to provide accounting, architectural, engineering or legal services. The entity communicates with a representative on behalf of the person. The communication is not a lobbying activity if the communication is part of the ordinary course of the entity providing the services to the person.
s 43 sub 2024 No. 3 s 36
- (a) communicating with a committee of the Legislative Assembly or a local government;
- (b) communicating with a member of the Legislative Assembly or a councillor in the member’s or councillor’s capacity as local representative on a constituency matter;
- (c) responding to a call for submissions;
- (d) petitioning or campaigning of a grassroots nature;
- (e) responding to a request for tenders;
- (f) communicating with a representative in a public forum;
- (g) responding to a request by a representative for information;
- (h) communicating with a representative about a non-business or non-commercial matter;
- (i) communicating with a representative in the ordinary course of making an application, or seeking a review or appeal about a decision, under an Act;
- (j) participating in an incidental meeting with a representative beyond the control of the representative; Example— A Minister or the Leader of the Opposition speaks at a conference and has an unscheduled discussion with a person who is a conference participant.
- (k) communicating with a representative in the ordinary course of providing professional or technical services to a person. Example— An entity is engaged by a person to provide accounting, architectural, engineering or legal services. The entity communicates with a representative on behalf of the person. The communication is not a lobbying activity if the communication is part of the ordinary course of the entity providing the services to the person.