[no bill text published] NSW New Lobbying Rules for Local Government, In-House Lobbyists and Former Councillors

Lobbying (Local Government) Amendment Bill 2025

Opposition Bill

19 Nov 2025: This bill was withdrawn by the person who introduced it.

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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Introduced by: Anthony Roberts MP (LIB)

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Official page: progress through parliament

Official page: bill text and explanatory notes

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

lobbying of local government officials (including councillors and senior council staff) is regulated for the first time under lobbying laws
in-house lobbyists — company employees who lobby government on behalf of their own employer, rather than for external clients — must register and comply with lobbying rules for the first time
former councillors and senior council staff face a post-separation cooling-off period during which they cannot lobby their former colleagues in local government