sec.50Requirements for making application

### sec.50 Requirements for making application The application must be made in the approved form. The approved form may provide for— if the entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought is an individual— a statement that the individual is not disqualified from being a registered lobbyist under section 49 ; and a written report about the criminal history of the individual; and if the entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought is a former representative—a statement about the official dealings engaged in by the former representative in the 2 years immediately before becoming a former representative; and if the applicant has officers or employees—a statement listing the name of each officer or employee of the applicant other than— an officer or employee who is already a registered lobbyist, or for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application; or an employee whose role within the entity involves only administrative duties; or an employee whose role within the entity involves work only outside Queensland. Information in the application must, if the approved form requires, be verified by a statutory declaration by each entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application. In this section— criminal history , of an individual, means the individual’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions, in relation to the following offences— an offence for which the individual has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 30 months; an offence involving fraud or dishonesty for which the individual has been convicted as an adult. spent conviction means a conviction— for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act. s 50 amd 2024 No. 3 s 46A sub 2024 No. 3 s 36 (sec.50-ssec.1) The application must be made in the approved form. (sec.50-ssec.2) The approved form may provide for— if the entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought is an individual— a statement that the individual is not disqualified from being a registered lobbyist under section 49 ; and a written report about the criminal history of the individual; and if the entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought is a former representative—a statement about the official dealings engaged in by the former representative in the 2 years immediately before becoming a former representative; and if the applicant has officers or employees—a statement listing the name of each officer or employee of the applicant other than— an officer or employee who is already a registered lobbyist, or for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application; or an employee whose role within the entity involves only administrative duties; or an employee whose role within the entity involves work only outside Queensland. (sec.50-ssec.3) Information in the application must, if the approved form requires, be verified by a statutory declaration by each entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application. (sec.50-ssec.4) In this section— criminal history , of an individual, means the individual’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 , other than spent convictions, in relation to the following offences— an offence for which the individual has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 30 months; an offence involving fraud or dishonesty for which the individual has been convicted as an adult. spent conviction means a conviction— for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act. - (a) if the entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought is an individual— (i) a statement that the individual is not disqualified from being a registered lobbyist under section 49 ; and (ii) a written report about the criminal history of the individual; and - (i) a statement that the individual is not disqualified from being a registered lobbyist under section 49 ; and - (ii) a written report about the criminal history of the individual; and - (b) if the entity for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought is a former representative—a statement about the official dealings engaged in by the former representative in the 2 years immediately before becoming a former representative; and - (c) if the applicant has officers or employees—a statement listing the name of each officer or employee of the applicant other than— (i) an officer or employee who is already a registered lobbyist, or for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application; or (ii) an employee whose role within the entity involves only administrative duties; or (iii) an employee whose role within the entity involves work only outside Queensland. - (i) an officer or employee who is already a registered lobbyist, or for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application; or - (ii) an employee whose role within the entity involves only administrative duties; or - (iii) an employee whose role within the entity involves work only outside Queensland. - (i) a statement that the individual is not disqualified from being a registered lobbyist under section 49 ; and - (ii) a written report about the criminal history of the individual; and - (i) an officer or employee who is already a registered lobbyist, or for whom registration as a lobbyist is sought by the application; or - (ii) an employee whose role within the entity involves only administrative duties; or - (iii) an employee whose role within the entity involves work only outside Queensland. - (a) an offence for which the individual has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 30 months; - (b) an offence involving fraud or dishonesty for which the individual has been convicted as an adult. - (a) for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and - (b) that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act.