3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > > (1) In this Act: > > > > Commonwealth public official means any of the following: > > > > > (a) a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary of the Commonwealth Government, > > > > > (b) a staff member of a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary of the Commonwealth Government (including a staff member in an electorate office), > > > > > (c) a person employed in the Commonwealth Public Service (including the head of any department, division, branch or agency of that Service), > > > > > (d) an individual who is engaged under a contract to provide services to or on behalf of the Commonwealth Public Service or any other service of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, > > > > > (e) a member (however expressed) of, or of the governing body of, a statutory body established under a law of the Commonwealth. > > > > communicate includes communicate in person, in writing, by telephone or by email or other electronic means. > > > > Electoral Commission means the New South Wales Electoral Commission constituted under the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066). > > > > Government official means any of the following: > > > > > (a) a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary, > > > > > (b) a staff member of a Minister or Parliamentary Secretary (including a staff member in an electorate office), > > > > > (c) the head of a Public Service agency, > > > > > (d) a person employed in the Public Service of New South Wales, the Transport Service of New South Wales or any other service of the Crown, > > > > > (e) an individual who is engaged under a contract to provide services to or on behalf of the Public Service of New South Wales, the Transport Service of New South Wales or any other service of the Crown, > > > > > (f) a member (however expressed) of, or of the governing body of, a statutory body, > > > > but does not include (except in Parts 5 and 6) a local government official. > > > > lobbying—see section 4. > > > > lobbyist means: > > > > > (a) a third-party lobbyist, or > > > > > (b) any other individual or body that lobbies Government officials (including an individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist). > > > > Lobbyists Code means the Lobbyists Code of Conduct prescribed by the regulations under Part 2. > > > > Lobbyists Register means the Register of Third-Party Lobbyists established under Part 3. > > > > Lobbyists Watch List means the Lobbyists Watch List established under Part 4. > > > > officer of a registered political party means a person who is occupying or acting in an office or position concerned with the management of a party registered under Part 6 of the [Electoral Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-066). > > > > planning application means an application or request by a person (other than a public authority within the meaning of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203)): > > > > > (a) to initiate the making of an environmental planning instrument or plan under that Act in relation to any development, project or activity on a particular site, or > > > > > (b) for consent to, or approval of, any development, project or activity under that Act or for the modification of any such consent or approval. > > > > success fee—see section 14. > > > > third-party lobbyist means an individual or body carrying on the business (generally for money or other valuable consideration) of lobbying Government officials on behalf of another individual or body, and: > > > > > (a) includes an individual or body included in this definition by the regulations, but > > > > > (b) does not include an individual or body excluded from this definition by the regulations. > > > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act. > > **s 3:** Subst 2014 No 30, Sch 3 \[1\]. Am 2017 No 66, Sch 8.15 \[1\] \[2\]; 2018 No 20, Sch 3.6 \[2\].