Third-party lobbyists and business contacts

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 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-dcceew@environment.nsw.gov.au


Purpose

Meeting details




DD/MM/YYYY. Must be at least 7 calendar days in advance of the proposed date.


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.



Third-party lobbyist details



Attendees









Disclosure of interests

Contact details





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:

  1. disclose in advance any matter that they wish to discuss when seeking a meeting with a government official
  2. disclose any financial or other interest they may have in the matter to be discussed before the meeting commences
  3. not engage in any misleading, dishonest, corrupt, or other unlawful conduct in relation to their lobbying
  4. 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:

  1. not meet or otherwise communicate with departmental officials unless registered on the NSW Register of Third-Party Lobbyists
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. not make exaggerated or misleading claims to their clients about the nature or extent of their access to political parties or government
  5. keep separate from their lobbying activities any personal involvement with a political party
  6. not receive success fees for lobbying NSW Government officials.

By submitting this form, you have read and agreed to the department's privacy statement.