Uplift

Lobbying Organisation Uplift

Date published 20 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Phonecall and texts with Senator Frances Black to discuss the latest government response to the Occupied Territories Bill

Intended results In order to ascertain whether the Occupied Territories Bill was likely to be passed, and if not, what the alternative options might be.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brian Cuthbert

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Phone call (1)

Phonecall with Senator Frances Black to discuss the latest government response to the Occupied Territories Bill.

Informal communication (2-5)

Text message conversation with Senator Frances Black to discuss the latest government response to the Occupied Territories Bill. The text messages also informed Frances Black of grassroots activist actions aimed at pressuring Simon Harris to progress the Occupied Territories Bill and to invite Senator Black to attend the activist actions. To let Senator Black know of the activists' messages for the Minister ahead of her meeting with Simon Harris.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Frances Black Senator (Seanad)