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Integrity Act 2009
sec.46Lobbying activity by unregistered entity prohibited
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### sec.46 Lobbying activity by unregistered entity prohibited
An unregistered person must not carry out a lobbying activity for a third party client.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
For subsection (1) , if an individual is disqualified under section 49 from being registered as a lobbyist, or continuing to be registered as a lobbyist, the individual is taken not to be a registered lobbyist even if the individual’s name remains on the lobbying register.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section does not apply to an unregistered person who is an entity mentioned in section 47 (1) .
In this section—
unregistered person means an entity that is not a registered lobbyist.
s 46 sub 2024 No. 3 s 36
(sec.46-ssec.1) An unregistered person must not carry out a lobbying activity for a third party client. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.46-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , if an individual is disqualified under section 49 from being registered as a lobbyist, or continuing to be registered as a lobbyist, the individual is taken not to be a registered lobbyist even if the individual’s name remains on the lobbying register.
(sec.46-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that this section does not apply to an unregistered person who is an entity mentioned in section 47 (1) .
(sec.46-ssec.4) In this section— unregistered person means an entity that is not a registered lobbyist.