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].