Mercy International Association

Lobbying Organisation Mercy International Association

Date published 20 May, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 Jan, 2016 to 30 Apr, 2016

Specific Details Two new offences were to be introduced which criminalise paying for sexual activity with a prostitute.

Intended results change in legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Denise Boyle

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.

Email (1)

I am asking you to support the criminalisation of the buyers of sex as outlined in new Sexual Offences Bill to end demand for these human rights abuses. I would also like to attend the visitor's gallery on January so I can hear the debate.

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.

Alex White Minister (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources)