Third-party lobbyists and business contacts

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure requires all meeting requests from lobbyists/business contacts to be made by completing this form. All third-party contact records will be published on the third-party lobbyist contact register.

Please provide as much information as possible. This will ensure the appropriate people are made available for the meeting.

If you have any problems submitting this form, email ethics@dpie.nsw.gov.au

Are you a:

third-party lobbyistbusiness contact

Purpose

Purpose of the meeting (summary)

Will the meeting discuss a planning application made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979?

YesNo

Outline matters to be discussed

Meeting details

What area of the department you want to meet with?

Who is the department officer you want to meet with?

What is the officer's title?

Preferred meeting date

DD/MM/YYYY. Must be at least 3 business days in advance of the proposed date.

List dates when participants are not available to meet (if applicable)

Meeting duration (approx.)

Preferred meeting location

The department requires meetings involving third-party lobbyists to be held at a NSW Government office unless otherwise decided by an executive director or a more senior executive.

Meetings held at other locations are subject to the department's approval

Other location

Third-party lobbyist details

Third-party lobbyist organisation attendee/s (name and title)

Client/s represented (for the purpose of this meeting)

Is your client a foreign principal?

YesNo

In which country is your client a foreign principal?

Attendees

Lobbyist client/attendee/s (name and title)

Third-party lobbyist organisation attendee/s (name and title)

Are the third-party lobbyist(s) and the third-party lobbyist organisation(s) registered on the NSW Register of third-party lobbyists?

YesNo

Business contact attendee/s

First name

Last name

Title

Reason for attendance (if applicable)

Is the business contact(s) a member of a NSW government board or committee?

YesNo

Disclosure of interests

Do the third-party lobbyist(s) attending the proposed meeting have a financial or other interest in the matter/s?

YesNo

Contact details

First name

Last name

Title

Email

Confirm email

Phone

Please include the area code with no spaces.

Disclaimer

Under the Lobbying of Government Officials Act 2011 and the Lobbyists Code of Conduct 2014, the following ethical standards and requirements apply.

All lobbyists must:

disclose in advance any matter that they wish to discuss when seeking a meeting with a government official
disclose any financial or other interest they may have in the matter to be discussed before the meeting commences
not engage in any misleading, dishonest, corrupt, or other unlawful conduct in relation to their lobbying
use all reasonable endeavours to satisfy themselves of the truth and accuracy of all material information that they provide.

In addition, third-party lobbyists and any individuals that they engage to lobby on their behalf, must:

not meet or otherwise communicate with departmental officials unless registered on the NSW Register of Third-Party Lobbyists
disclose, prior to any meeting or communication with departmental officials:

their status as third-party lobbyists;
the names of any individuals they have engaged to undertake lobbying on their behalf; and
the name/s of their client/s

not lobby on a matter that relates to a NSW Government board or committee of which they, or the individuals they engage to lobby on their behalf, are a member
not make exaggerated or misleading claims to their clients about the nature or extent of their access to political parties or government
keep separate from their lobbying activities any personal involvement with a political party
not receive success fees for lobbying NSW Government officials.

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