9Registration of third-party lobbyists and those undertaking lobbying for third-party lobbyists

#### 9 Registration of third-party lobbyists and those undertaking lobbying for third-party lobbyists 9 Registration of third-party lobbyists and those undertaking lobbying for third-party lobbyists > > (1) A third-party lobbyist is required to be registered in the Lobbyists Register. > > > (2) An individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist is required to be registered in the Lobbyists Register in respect of the third-party lobbyist. > > > (3) A third-party lobbyist (or any individual so engaged) is not eligible to be registered if the person is an officer of a registered political party, is not a fit and proper person to be registered or is otherwise ineligible under the regulations to be registered. > > > (4) An application for the registration of a third-party lobbyist may be made to the Electoral Commission by or on behalf of the lobbyist. > > > (5) The application for registration: > > > > > (a) is to be in the form approved by the Electoral Commission, and > > > > > (b) is to contain the names of the individuals engaged to undertake lobbying for the third-party lobbyist, and > > > > > (c) is to require the disclosure of any other information to be included in the Lobbyists Register in respect of the third-party lobbyist, and > > > > > (d) may require the disclosure of the criminal record of the third-party lobbyist, individuals engaged to undertake lobbying or other persons associated with the third-party lobbyist. > > > (6) The Electoral Commission must register a third-party lobbyist (and any individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist) if an application for registration has been duly made to the Electoral Commission unless it is satisfied that the person is not eligible to be registered. > > > (7) The Electoral Commission may cancel or suspend the registration of a third-party lobbyist (or any individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist) if: > > > > > (a) the lobbyist (or an individual so engaged) contravenes the Lobbyists Code or this Act, or > > > > > (a1) the lobbyist (or an individual so engaged) ceases to be eligible to be registered in the Lobbyists Register, or > > > > > (b) in the case of a third-party lobbyist—the lobbyist fails to update the information in the Lobbyists Register when required to do so, or > > > > > (c) in the case of a third-party lobbyist—the lobbyist no longer carries on the business of lobbying, or > > > > > (d) in the case of an individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist—the individual is no longer so engaged, or > > > > > (e) the Electoral Commission is authorised to do so by the regulations. > > > (8) The Electoral Commission may determine 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. > > > (9) A person is taken for the purposes of this section not to be a fit and proper person to be registered in the Lobbyists Register (without limiting any other circumstances) if the person: > > > > > (a) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 30 months or more, or > > > > > (b) has been convicted, within the previous 10 years, of an offence committed as an adult involving fraud or dishonesty. > > **s 9:** Ins 2014 No 30, Sch 3 \[3\]. Am 2018 No 20, Sch 3.6 \[3\] \[4\].