Bill
Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025 (No. 2)
lapsed, as at 2026-05-26.
- Sponsor
- Monique Ryan
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2025-10-27
- second reading — 2025-10-27
- other — 2026-05-26
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2025-10-27.
The bill would tighten rules on who can lobby the federal government and what they must disclose.
It would expand the Register of Lobbyists to cover professional and in-house lobbyists, require quarterly reports of meetings, and ban lobbying by unregistered people.
Former ministers and senior officials would face a three-year cooling-off period before they can lobby, and the National Anti-Corruption Commission could investigate breaches.
- Extends the Register of Lobbyists to include professional lobbyists, service firms, and in-house lobbyists.
- Requires quarterly returns listing all meetings with parliamentarians and their senior advisers, including key issues discussed.
- Bans gifts and hospitality from lobbyists to government representatives.
- Imposes a three-year post-employment ban on lobbying for former ministers and senior government officials.
- Gives the National Anti-Corruption Commission power to investigate alleged breaches.
- Creates penalties including fines, suspension, or revocation of registration.
Lobbyists, government representatives, former ministers, senior officials, and parliamentary secretaries.
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