When I look at why there was a post-employment provision put in for the Lobbying Act, it was to prohibit designated public office holders from using any contacts or knowledge in their decision-making authority for the benefit of lobbying, for five years.
That said, my experience in being a public office holder and the exemption review requests that I have received I think clearly show that there are different decision-making authorities. The contacts are different based on the different positions and the length that the individuals were actually sitting in the positions. I think there is something that Parliament may want to look at. Interns and students are a perfect example of that.