What the official record says
This Act is the Lobbying Disclosure Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to increase the transparency of decision making by executive government by— establishing a Register of Lobbyists, which is administered by the Auditor-General: the development of a Lobbyists' Code of Conduct and providing powers to the Auditor-General to investigate alleged breaches of the Code. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— means the Controller and Auditor-General appointed under section 7 of the Public Audit Act 2001 includes any oral or written or electronic communication and is not limited to communications in a formal or pre-arranged setting means the House of Representatives means a person who engages in