7Additional grounds for cancellation or suspension of registration

7 Additional grounds for cancellation or suspension of registration

7 Additional grounds for cancellation or suspension of registration

(1) 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 the lobbyist (or an individual so engaged) contravened the former Lobbyist Code before the commencement of this Regulation.

(2) This clause does not apply to a contravention of the former Lobbyist Code if, before that commencement, the Secretary had considered the contravention and determined whether or not to take action in relation to the registration of the lobbyist or individual on the former Register of Lobbyists.

(3) In this clause:

former Lobbyist Code means the NSW Government Lobbyist Code of Conduct administered by the Secretary immediately before the commencement of this Regulation.

former Register of Lobbyists means the Register of Lobbyists kept by the Secretary immediately before the commencement of this Regulation.

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

cl 7: Ins 2014 (771), cl 3.