Tasmanian Lobbying Code of Conduct

In May 2008 the Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett announced that he would implement a plan to "strengthen trust in democracy and political processes in Tasmania" following controversy over the government's handling of the Gunns pulp mill proposal. One the the points in the plan was a commitment to establish "a register of Lobbyists - those seeking to register will be required to adhere to a lobbyists code of conduct. There will also be specific rules relating to former members of parliament."

Register of Lobbyists
Website: http://lobbyists.dpac.tas.gov.au/

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Pembroke by-election 2009
 * Tasmanian politics 2008
 * Tasmanian politics 2009

External resources

 * David Bartlett, "Strengthening trust in democracy", May 26, 2008.
 * David Bartlett, "Ten Point Plan to Strengthen Trust", Media Release, August 19, 2008.
 * David Bartlett, "Fact Sheet", August 19, 2008.
 * Lara Giddings, "New Rules to Ensure Transparent Lobbying ", Media Release, August 15, 2009.

External articles

 * Bob Burton, "Tasmanian Labor’s UltraLite Lobbying Code", Tasmanian Times, August 17, 2009.
 * Zoe Edwards, "New open code for lobbyists", The Examiner, August 17, 2009.
 * Sally Glaetzer, "Clamp on lobbyists", The Mercury, August 17, 2009.