The difference is actually embedded in the legislation and I'm not sure whether it's too restrictive. The legislation says, “in support of...a political party”, so it's activity that I would differentiate in terms of being in support of the party, as opposed to a properly taken government policy. So if there's a government policy and direction, there is an obligation on the part of the public servant to be implementing and carrying that out.
On November 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.