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❓ Mr. Zempilas requests detailed information on meetings between the Premier, Parliamentary Secretaries, and ministerial staff with registered lobbyists, including dates, attendees, and subject matter, for transparency and accountability. The response acknowledges contact with lobbyists but doesn't provide specific details.

AnsweredQoN 1264Legislative Assembly

Asked

2 December 2025

Member

Mr Basil Zempilas

Portfolio

Premier; Minister for State Development; Trade and Investment; Economic Diversification

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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?

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Answered

17 February 2026

Response time

4 days

(a-d) Lobbyists engage with Government from time to time. The nature of contact from lobbyists is broad and may range from an unprompted phone call or email or an in-person meeting. Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and their staff comply with their obligations to record contact.

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