Integrity Act 2009

The integrity commissioner must, as soon as practicable after the application is made, decide to approve or refuse to approve the application for—

if the application is made under section 48(2)(a)—the applicant; or

if the application is made under section 48(2)(b) or (c)—the applicant and each officer or employee of the applicant who carries out a lobbying activity for the applicant.

The integrity commissioner may decide to approve an application for an individual only if the integrity commissioner is satisfied the individual is not disqualified under section 49.

The integrity commissioner may decide to refuse to approve an application for an applicant, or an officer or employee of an applicant, on any of the following grounds—

the application includes a materially false or misleading representation or declaration;

the applicant, or the officer or employee of the applicant, has previously failed to comply with—

a provision of this chapter; or

the registered lobbyists code of conduct or a directive;

the registration of the applicant, or the officer or employee of the applicant, as a lobbyist in another jurisdiction has been cancelled or suspended;

another ground the integrity commissioner considers sufficient.

Example—The integrity commissioner may consider it sufficient that, in Queensland or elsewhere, the applicant, or an officer or employee of the applicant, has acted in a way the integrity commissioner considers is inconsistent with general standards of ethical behaviour.