A person occasionally makes influence communications with public authorities. Does this person have to comply with the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act and the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists?
If a person, such as a lawyer, an engineer or an urban planner, attempts to influence a public office holder on behalf of a client, this person is in fact acting as a consultant lobbyist. As such, he must state all of his activities, regardless of the time devoted to them, and he must make sure to comply with the Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act and the Code of Conduct for Lobbyists. Moreover, if a person works for an enterprise or organization, this person could be acting as an enterprise or organization lobbyist. In this case, he must submit the case to the senior officer of the enterprise or organization of the group, who will determine whether or not to register in the lobbyists registry. For more information, please refer to the question What is meant by the expression a significant part of whose job or function consists in lobbying? and the 2005-07 Notice of the Lobbyists Commissioner.
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