4Meaning of “lobbying”

#### 4 Meaning of “lobbying” 4 Meaning of “lobbying” > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, lobbying a Government official means communicating with the official for the purpose of representing the interests of others in relation to any of the following: > > > > > (a) legislation or proposed legislation or a government decision or policy or proposed government decision or policy, > > > > > (b) a planning application, > > > > > (c) the exercise by the official of his or her official functions. > > > (2) Lobbying extends to: > > > > > (a) any such communication whether or not in the course of carrying on the business of lobbying Government officials, and > > > > > (b) any such communication by a person who works for an organisation for the purpose of representing the interests of the organisation or its members, and > > > > > (c) any such communication for the purpose of representing community interests, and > > > > > (d) any communication included in this definition by the regulations. > > > (3) However, lobbying does not include: > > > > > (a) any communication by a member of Parliament acting in the ordinary course of his or her duties as a member (or any communication by a constituent of a member of Parliament in the ordinary course of seeking electorate advice or assistance from the member), or > > > > > (b) any communication by a Government official acting in the ordinary course of his or her duties as a Government official, or > > > > > (c) any communication excluded from this definition by the regulations. > > **s 4:** Ins 2014 No 30, Sch 3 \[2\].