5Update of Lobbyists Register by third-party lobbyists

5 Update of Lobbyists Register by third-party lobbyists

5 Update of Lobbyists Register by third-party lobbyists

(1) For the purposes of section 10 (2) of the Act, a registered third-party lobbyist is required to update the information in the Lobbyists Register within 10 business days after a change occurs to that information.

(2) Registered third-party lobbyists are also required to provide to the Electoral Commission, on 31 January, 31 May and 30 September each year in a form approved by the Electoral Commission, confirmation that the information in the Lobbyists Register relating to them is up-to-date and such other information relating to them and their registration as is set out in the approved form. The approved form may require the disclosure of information of a kind that may be required to be disclosed in an application for registration as a third-party lobbyist.

Note.

Section 11 (2) of the Act enables the Electoral Commission to require information submitted to the Electoral Commission to be verified by statutory declaration.