15Meaning of words used in this Code

15 Meaning of words used in this Code

15 Meaning of words used in this Code

In this Code:

communicate includes communicate in person, in writing, by telephone or by email or other electronic means.

foreign country and foreign principal have the same meanings as in the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 of the Commonwealth.

Note.

The current version of the Commonwealth Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au.

lobbyist means:

(a) a third-party lobbyist, or

(b) any other individual or body that lobbies NSW Government officials (including an individual engaged to undertake lobbying for a third-party lobbyist).

meeting with a NSW Government official, means a meeting held in person with the official or by means of a teleconference.

NSW Government official means any of the following:

(a) a NSW Minister or Parliamentary Secretary,

(b) a staff member of a NSW Minister or Parliamentary Secretary (including a staff member in an electorate office),

(c) the head of a NSW 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 NSW statutory body,

but does not include a local government official.

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):

(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.