2015-05-26 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA     26 MAY 2015




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COUNCIL POLICY - CONTACT WITH LOBBYISTS

A lobbying activity is:
(a)   Contact with a government representative in an effort to influence State or Local
      Government decision-making, including —
       i.    The making or amendment of legislation; and
       ii.   The development or amendment of a government policy or program; and
      ili.   The awarding of a government contract or grant; and
      iv.    The allocation of funding; and
       Vv.   The making of a decision about planning or giving of a development approval under
             the Sustainable Planning Act 2009; or
Contact includes telephone contact, email contact, written mail contact and face-to-face meetings.
The following contact is not a lobbying activity —
(a)   Contact with a committee of the Legislative Assembly or a Local Government;
(b)   Contact with a member of the Legislative Assembly, or a Councillor, in his or her capacity as
      a local representative on a constituency matter;
(c)   Contact in response to a call for submissions;
(d)   Petitions or contact of a grassroots campaign nature in an attempt to influence a government
      policy or decision;
(e)   Approved contact in response to a request for tender;
(f)   Statements made in a public forum;
(g)   Responses to requests by government representatives or Opposition representatives for
      information;
(h)   Incidental meetings beyond the control of a government representative or Opposition
      representative (for example, a Minister or the Leader of the Opposition speaks at a
      conference and has an unscheduled discussion with a lobbyist who is a conference
      participant).
(i) | Contact on non-business issues, including, for example, issues not relating to a third party
      client of the lobbyist or lobbyists’ sector: or
(j) | Contact only for the purpose of making a statutory application.
A statutory application means an application under an Act that is considered and decided by a
government representative under that Act (for example, an application for a licence, permit or other
authority).
A former senior government representative is someone who was previously one of the following
positions:
(a)   The Premier or another Minister;
(b)   An Assistant Minister;
(c)   A Councillor;
(d)   A public sector officer, who was a chief executive, senior executive or senior executive
      equivalent (an employee, other than chief executive, whose remuneration is equal to or
      greater than the remuneration payable to a senior executive);
(e)   A ministerial staff member; or
(f)   An assistant minister staff member.
A related lobbying activity, for a person who is a former senior government representative or
former Opposition representative, means a lobbying activity relating to the person's official dealings
as a government representative or Opposition representative in the 2 years before becoming a
former senior government representative or a former opposition representative.
The Lobbyists Register is a register of registered lobbyists kept by the Integrity Commissioner.
The register is published on the Integrity Commissioner's website.

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