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.

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).