Inquiry into the Lobbying Code of Conduct
Information about the Inquiry
On 14 May 2008, the Senate
referred the matter of the Lobbying Code of Conduct to the Senate
Finance and Public Administration Standing Committee for inquiry. The
committee will report by 3 September 2008. The code was tabled in the Senate on 13 May 2008
by the Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon. John Faulkner and is
available from
http://lobbyists.pmc.gov.au/lobbyistsregister/index.cfm?event=contactWithLobbyistsCode.
The code is intended to apply to lobbying activities
carried out on behalf of third party clients with a range of Government
representatives, and in doing so ensure that contact between lobbyists and
Government representatives is conducted transparently.
The Committee will examine whether:
- the code is adequate
to achieve its aims;
- the code should apply
to members of both Houses of Parliament and their staff;
- the code should be
extended to organisations which lobby on their own behalf; and
- whether the proposed
exemptions are justified.
The full terms of reference can be found here.
The Committee invites written submissions from
interested individuals and organisations, preferably in electronic form
sent by email, to fpa.sen@aph.gov.au.
The email must include full postal address and contact details.
The closing date for submissions is
Tuesday, 10 June 2008.
Alternatively, submissions may be sent to The Secretary, Senate
Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration, PO Box 6100
Parliament House, CANBERRA ACT 2600, or faxed to 02 6277 5809.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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