Lobbying’s 20 per cent rule makes mockery of five-year cooling off period, say critics

The 20 per cent rule under the Federal Accountability Act should be eliminated, say opposition MPs and industry stakeholders.

The Lobbying Act's "20 per cent" rule that doesn't require government relations consultants to register their activities if they don't amount to more than 20 per cent of their duties "makes a mockery" of the five-year cooling off period under the Federal Accountability Act and should be eliminate...

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