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❓ Mr Zempilas asks the Minister about meetings between the Minister, their staff, or Parliamentary Secretaries and registered lobbyists, requesting details of any such meetings for transparency and compliance with lobbying regulations. The Minister refers to a previous answer.

AnsweredQoN 1277Legislative Assembly

Asked

2 December 2025

Member

Mr Basil Zempilas

Portfolio

Local Government; Disability Services; Volunteering; Youth; Gascoyne

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I refer to the Integrity (Lobbyists) Act 2016, the Contact with Lobbyists Code and the Ministerial Code of Conduct, and ask: (a) For financial year 2024-25 to the current financial year to date, has the Minister, any Parliamentary Secretary within the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, or any staff member employed or seconded to the Minister’s office had a meeting in a lobbying capacity with a person listed on the Western Australian Register of Lobbyists; (b) If yes, for each such meeting please provide: (i) the date of the meeting; (ii) the name of the lobbyist; (iii) the lobbying firm or entity with which the lobbyist is registered; (iv) the client on whose behalf the lobbying activity was undertaken; (v) a brief description of the subject matter or purpose of the meeting; (vi) the location of the meeting (e.g. Ministerial office, Parliament House, other venue, videoconference); and (vii) the names and positions of all attendees, including Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, ministerial staff and public sector officers; (c) If no for any financial year, will the Minister state “nil” for that year; and (d) Will the Minister provide the information requested in (1)(a) in tabular form, with separate tables for each financial year?