New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LOBBYING OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACT 2011

- As at 1 July 2018 
- Act 5 of 2011 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   2A.     Objects of Act
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of "lobbying"

   PART 2 - LOBBYISTS CODE OF CONDUCT

   5.      The Lobbyists Code
   6.      Content of the Lobbyists Code
   7.      Compliance with Lobbyists Code

   PART 3 - REGISTER OF THIRD-PARTY LOBBYISTS

   8.      The Lobbyists Register
   9.      Registration of third-party lobbyists and those undertaking lobbying for third-party lobbyists
   10.     Information in the Lobbyists Register
   11.     General provisions relating to Lobbyists Register

   PART 4 - LOBBYISTS WATCH LIST

   12.     Lobbyists Watch List
   13.     General provisions relating to Lobbyists Watch List

   PART 5 - BAN ON SUCCESS FEES FOR LOBBYING

   14.     Success fees
   15.     Ban on success fees
   16.     Forfeiture of success fees
   17.     Exclusion of fees for technical professional services

   PART 6 - OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING

   18.     Cooling-off period for former-Ministers and former-Parliamentary Secretaries

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   19.     Enforcement of Lobbyists Code and this Act
   19A.    Electoral Commission to give notice of and reasons for certain decisions
   20.     Protections in respect of defamation and breach of confidence
   21.     Regulations
   22.     Nature of proceedings for offences
   23.     Offences by corporations
   24.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1