David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

ID POCOCK () (): Minister, how is a three-month holiday from lobbying acceptable for a serious breach of our Lobbying Code of Conduct? In other countries around the world there are civil and sometimes even criminal charges because people know how important it is to regulate lobbyists, yet both major parties seem to have no issue at all: do something wrong, do the worst you can in the Lobbyist Code of Conduct and have a three-month holiday—put your feet up, and we'll see you back here in 90 days.