What is not a lobbying activity

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None of the following activities is a lobbying activity—

(a)

communicating with a committee of the Legislative Assembly or a local government;

(b)

communicating with a member of the Legislative Assembly or a councillor in the member’s or councillor’s capacity as local representative on a constituency matter;

(c)

responding to a call for submissions;

(d)

petitioning or campaigning of a grassroots nature;

(e)

responding to a request for tenders;

(f)

communicating with a representative in a public forum;

(g)

responding to a request by a representative for information;

(h)

communicating with a representative about a non-business or non-commercial matter;

(i)

communicating with a representative in the ordinary course of making an application, or seeking a review or appeal about a decision, under an Act;

(j)

participating in an incidental meeting with a representative beyond the control of the representative;Example—A Minister or the Leader of the Opposition speaks at a conference and has an unscheduled discussion with a person who is a conference participant.

(k)

communicating with a representative in the ordinary course of providing professional or technical services to a person.

Example—An entity is engaged by a person to provide accounting, architectural, engineering or legal services. The entity communicates with a representative on behalf of the person. The communication is not a lobbying activity if the communication is part of the ordinary course of the entity providing the services to the person.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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