Lobbying and access to members of Corporate Bodies

The Board Members and Senior Management including General Managers and territorial General Managers must not in relation to contact with any person or organisation who lobbies, do anything which contravenes this Code or act in any way which could bring discredit upon the Company.

The general public must be assured that no person or organisation will gain better access to or treatment as a result of employing a company or individual to lobby on a fee basis on their behalf. They must not offer or accord any preferential access or treatment to those lobbying on a fee basis on behalf of the clients compared with that which they accord to any other person or organisation who does not lobbies or approaches them nor should those lobbying on a fee basis on behalf of the clients be given to understand that preferential access or treatment, compared to that accorded to any other person or organisation might be forthcoming from another member of the company.

The Board Members and Senior Management including General Managers and territorial General Managers should not accept any paid work which would involve them lobbying on behalf of any person or organisation or any clients of a person or organisation.