Justice
December 5, 2008

Lobbyist Registration Deadline Approaching

The Honourable Tom Marshall, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, today issued a reminder of the deadline for registration of lobbyists to the City of St. John�s as required by amendments to the Lobbyist Registration Act.

"As per the amendments made to the Lobbyist Registration Act, which have broadened the definition of public officer holder to include the City of St. John�s, consultants or in-house lobbyists who lobby the city or its controlled entities must now register with the Registry of Lobbyists," said Minister Marshall. "Our government was pleased to draft and proclaim the first lobbyist legislation in Newfoundland and Labrador and we are pleased to work with the City of St. John�s on this important amendment."

Amendments to the Lobbyist Registration Act allow for the inclusion of the City of St. John�s under the definition of a public office holder, effective January 1, 2009. According to the amendments, now included are a member of council, an officer, director or employee of the city, or a member of the board of a city-controlled entity and the chief executive officer, officers, directors and employees of that entity.

Those who are lobbying the City of St. John�s, the St. John�s Transportation Commission or St. John�s Sports and Entertainment Ltd. will have 10 days from January 1, 2009 to register a new lobby activity or amend an existing related registration.

For further information on the Lobbyist Registration Act and the relevant amendments visit:
//www.assembly.nl.ca/business/bills/Bill0814.htm.

- 30 -

Media contact:
Ken Morrissey
Director of Communications
Department of Justice
709-729-6985, 685-6612
kenmorrissey@gov.nl.ca

2008 12 05                                                     2:30 p.m.
 


SearchHomeBack to GovernmentContact Us


All material copyright the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. No unauthorized copying or redeployment permitted. The Government assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any material deployed on an unauthorized server.
Disclaimer/Copyright/Privacy Statement