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Lobbying of Government Officials Act 2011
19AElectoral Commission to give notice of and reasons for certain decisions
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#### 19A Electoral Commission to give notice of and reasons for certain decisions
19A Electoral Commission to give notice of and reasons for certain decisions
> > (1) Where the Electoral Commission makes any of the following decisions, it must give the person who is the subject of the decision notice in writing of the decision and reasons for the decision:
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> > > (a) a decision to refuse to register a third-party lobbyist (or an individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist) under section 9 (6),
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> > > (b) a decision to cancel or suspend the registration of a third-party lobbyist (or an individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist) under section 9 (7),
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> > > (c) a determination that a third-party lobbyist who has carried on the business of lobbying while not registered is ineligible to be registered for the period specified by the Electoral Commission under section 9 (8),
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> > > (d) a decision to place the name of a third-party or other lobbyist on the Lobbyists Watch List under section 12.
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> > (2) The Electoral Commission is also to publish notice of, and the reasons for, the decision on its website, unless the Electoral Commission is satisfied that there is an overriding public interest against the disclosure of the information (within the meaning of the [Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-052)).
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> **s 19A:** Ins 2018 No 20, Sch 3.6 \[8\].