In addition to representing registrants and giving them advice on the Lobbying Act, I am also a registrant. They say that someone who gives themselves legal advice has a fool for a client.
I've been working on this act since the introduction of the Federal Accountability Act in 2006. I've been working on this with many people in the profession, including charities, small businesses and the individuals seeking non-financial changes in public policy because they believe it's the right thing to do, and it's the moral thing to do.
I have had the opportunity to engage directly with both the lobbying commissioner's office and the conflict of interest commissioner's office to ensure compliance with both of those acts. I've been doing that in the private practice of law since 2006.