Departmental Gift Register

Following advice issued by the Australian Public Service Commission in October 2019, the department is required to disclose all gifts or benefits accepted which are valued over $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).

The principles underpinning the disclosure requirements are:

that agency heads are meeting public expectations of integrity, accountability, independence, transparency and professionalism in relation to gifts and benefits;
that there is consistency in relation to agency heads’ management of gifts and benefits across APS agencies and Commonwealth entities and companies; and
Airline membership disclosures include details of new or renewed memberships to the Qantas Chairman’s and / or Virgin Beyond lounges, noting that invitations are extended at the discretion of the airline and may include spouses.

Departmental gift registers:

The gift register is updated on a quarterly basis.

1 July 2024 – 30 September 2024

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title)	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
04/09/2024	25/09/2024	Attendance at the 10^th National Men’s Shed Gathering	Departmental Officer x 4	Australian Men’s Shed Association	Complimentary tickets – event relevant to staff members’ work.	$945.48
02/09/2024	12/09/2024	Attendance at the No to Violence 2024 National Conference	Departmental Officer x 2	No to Violence	Complimentary tickets – event relevant to staff members’ work	$2,700.00
17/07/2024	15/08/2024	Attendance at the Jobs Australia Masterclass 2024	Departmental Officer x 2	Jobs Australia	Complimentary tickets – one staff was a guest speaker and the other in a role relevant to their work.	$600.00
24/07/2024	12/08/2024	Attendance at the 2024 Gartner Data and Analytics Summit.	Departmental Officer	Gartner Data & Analytics	Complimentary ticket – event relevant to staff member’s work.	$3,150.00
31/07/2024	24/07/2024	Attendance at the 2024 Women in Public Sector Leadership Summit	Departmental Officer	The Leadership Institute	Complimentary ticket – event relevant to staff member’s work.	$2,180.90

1 April 2024 - 30 June 2024

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title)	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
10/06/2024	20/06/2024	Attendance at Leadership Forum	Departmental Officer X 2	Disability Employment Australia	Complimentary tickets - staff were guest speakers at the event	$3,600.00
10/06/2024	14/06/2024	Attendance at the Reserve Bank of Australia/ Australian Bureau of Statistics 2024 Conference	Departmental Officer	Australian Bureau of Statistics	Complimentary ticket - event relevant to staff member's work	$859.09
06/06/2024	26/06/2024	Attendance at NSW State Volunteering Conference 2024	Departmental Officer X 2	The Centre for Volunteering	Complimentary tickets - event relevant to staff members' work	$610.00
16/05/2024	29/05/2024	Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro	Departmental Officer	Family Relationship Services Australia	Conference competition prize after participation of group activities as part of the conference	$158.00
27/03/2024	29/05/2024	Attendance at the Leadership Conference	Departmental Officer	Disability Employment Australia	Complimentary ticket - staff was a guest speaker at the event	$2,000
22/05/2024	17/05/2024	Attendance at Western Sydney Community Forum - ZEST Awards Ceremony	Departmental Officer X 2	Western Sydney Community Forum Incorporated	Complimentary tickets - event relevant to staff members' work	$275.00
02/05/2024	16/05/2024	Attendance at the Playgroup Australia Mother’s Day Charity Luncheon	Departmental Officer	Playgroup Australia	Complimentary ticket - event relevant to staff member's work	$234.00
18/05/2024	01/05/2024	Attendance at Disability Support Awards 2024	Departmental Officer	National Disability Services	Complimentary ticket - event relevant to staff member's work	$159.09

1 January 2024 - 31 March 2024

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title)	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
13/03/2024	03/04/2024	Attendance at Public Sector LGBTIQA+ Leadership & Allyship Summit 2024	Departmental Officer	The Hatchery	Complimentary ticket to conference as a guest speaker	$2,899.00
28/02/2024	03/04/2024	Attendance at Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit 2024	Departmental Officer	The Hatchery	Complimentary ticket to conference as a guest speaker	$2,999.00
18/02/2023	03/04/2024	Attendance at Public Sector Allyship & Inclusive Leadership Summit 2023	Departmental Officer	The Hatchery	Complimentary ticket to conference as a guest speaker	$2,999.00
14/02/2023	03/04/2024	Attendance at Public Sector LGBTQIA+ Leadership and Allyship Summit 2023	Departmental Officer x 2	The Hatchery	Complimentary tickets to conference as a guest speaker	$4,998.00
22/02/2024	06/03/2024	Small framed replica of a Royal Bosnian Dukat	Departmental Officer	Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina	At the conclusion of the meeting	$101.23
28/02/2024	28/02/2024	Attendance at the 2024 Federal ICT and Digital Horizon Breakfast event	Departmental Officer	Intermedium	Complimentary tickets to conference as guest speaker	$177.27
11/10/2023	09/01/2024	Dinner at Wild Duck Kingston, ACT	Departmental Officer x 3	Hearing Care Industry Association (HCIA)	Meeting with the Board of HCIA	$242.72

1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title)	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
11/12/23	13/12/23	Invitation to present at National Disability Services 2023 Executive Leaders Conference	Departmental Officer	National Disability Services	Complimentary ticket to conference guest speaker	$1,136.36
11/10/23	28/09/23	Attendance at the National Employment Services Association (NESA) Conference and Conference Dinner	Departmental Officer	National Employment Services Association	Complimentary tickets to staff in engaged in disability employment services	$9,148.00
	08/11/23	Continuation of Chairman’s Lounge membership	Secretary	Qantas	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	08/11/23	Continuation of Beyond Lounge membership	Secretary	Virgin Australia	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	23/10/23	Continuation of Chairman’s Lounge membership	Deputy Secretary – Social Security Stream	Qantas	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	08/11/23	Continuation of Chairman’s Lounge membership	Deputy Secretary – Families and Communities Stream	Qantas	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
	08/11/23	Continuation of Chairman’s Lounge membership	Chief Operating Officer	Qantas	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

1 July 2023 - 30 September 2023

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title)	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
27/9/23	29/09/23	Attendance at the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)Social Research Conference and Conference Dinner	Departmental Officer x 3	University of Melbourne	All conference attendees with an official role at the conference received free registration	$1,090.92
23/08/23	19/09/23	Attendance at the Business Council of Australia 2023 Annual Dinner	Secretary	Business Council of Australia	Invitation received via email	$274.81
12/07/23	18/09/23	Attendance at the National Disability Services - Disability at Work Conference 2023	Departmental Officer x 4	National Disability Services	All conference guest speakers were provided with complimentary attendance to other sessions at the event.	$1,818.18
14/06/23	19/09/23	Speaker entry to Disability Employment Australia National Leaders Forum	Departmental Officer	Disability Employment Australia	All conference guest speakers were provided with complimentary attendance to other sessions at the event.	$1,818.18

1 April 2023 - 30 June 2023

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
22/03/23	24/03/23	Federal Treasurer’s Post Budget Luncheon Address held Wednesday 10 May at Parliament House	Secretary	Qantas	Federal Treasurer’s Post Budget address at the National Press Club	$363.64
10/05/23	25/05/23	Federal Treasurer’s Post Budget Luncheon Address held Wednesday 10 May at Parliament House	Chief Counsel	KPMG	Federal Treasurer’s Post Budget address at the National Press Club	$363.64
19/04/23	27/04/23	Attendance at the Conference Dinner for the Remote Housing and Homelands Conference	Departmental Officer	Aboriginal Housing in Aboriginal Hands	Attendance in place of delegate	$135.45
08/05/23	22/05/23	‘Whoop Device’ – Wearable tracker	Departmental Officer x 2	McKinsey	Provided to all participants of the Executive Leadership Course	$689.10
Various dates during FY 2022-23	30/06/23	Discounted membership to Qantas lounge	Departmental Officer x 9	Qantas	Discounted Qantas airline lounge membership through the Whole of Australian Government travel arrangements	$1,358.17

1 January 2023 – 31 March 2023

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
23/03/23	05/04/23	4 tickets to Ability Fest musical festival	Departmental Officer x 2	Get Skilled Access	Tickets were received unsolicited via email from the ticket provider (Moshtix) without the ability to accept or decline The tickets were in effect declined as they were not used.	$381.82
15/03/23	13/04/23	Complimentary attendance at Innovate Australia Conference for Government employees	Departmental Officer x 6	Public Sector Network	Innovate Australia 15 March 2023 – National Convention & Exhibition Centre, Canberra This event was complimentary to all Australian Public Service (APS) staff. Non APS staff were required to purchase a ticket.	$5,994.00
27/02/23	09/03/23	Invitation to attend Minister Shorten’s address to the Glengarry Advisory ‘Meet the Chiefs’ event	Secretary	Oracle	Minister Shorten’s address to the Glengarry Advisory ‘Meet the Chiefs’ event	$306.00
06/12/22	13/04/23	Complementary attendance at Public Sector AI and Data Showcase event	Departmental Officer x 6	Public Sector Network	Public Sector AI and Data Showcase, 6 Dec 2022, Hotel Realm Canberra This event was complimentary to all Australian Public Service (APS) staff. Non APS staff were required to purchase a ticket.	$5,994.00
12/8/22	13/04/23	Complementary attendance at Innovate Australia 2022	Departmental Officer x 5	Public Sector Network	Innovate Australia 12 August 2022 – National Convention Centre Canberra This event was complimentary to all Australian Public Service (APS) staff. Non APS staff were required to purchase a ticket.	$4,995.00

1 October 2022 – 31 December 2022

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
09/12/22	06/01/23	Christmas Hamper	Departmental Officer	CBRE Building Manager	Hamper left at Department Reception prior to Christmas Stand-down	$200.00
3/11/22	7/11/22	Lunch at the National Press Club to watch Minister Rishworth's speech on the National Plan to end violence against women and children	Departmental Officer	Telstra Health (5 seats)	Minister Rishworth's speech at the National Press Club on the National Plan to end violence against women and children	$700.00
3/11/22	20/01/23		Departmental Officer	Commonwealth Bank (1 seat)
3/11/22	20/01/23		Secretary	Westpac (1 Seat)
14/10/22	27/10/22	Complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions at the Institute of Public Administration Australia event as guest speaker	Chief Operating Officer	Institute of Public Administration Australia - ACT	As a presenter at the event, complimentary attendance was provided to other sessions. All conference presenters were provided with complimentary attendance to other sessions at the event.	$3,136.36

1 July 2022 – 30 September 2022

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
19/05/22	04/10/22	Airline Lounge Membership	Deputy Secretary	Qantas	N/A	Not Applicable

1 April 2022 – 30 June 2022

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title)	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
19/05/22	08/06/22	Kangaroo Statue	Departmental Officer	Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation	Site Visit	$333.00
	03/06/22	Ceramic artwork To be utilised by department as part of activities during NAIDOC week	Departmental Officer			$333.00
	03/06/22	Two branded t-shirts	Departmental Officer			$60.00
	01/06/22	Koala art statute	Departmental Officer			$333.00
	01/06/22	Two branded t-shirts	Departmental Officer			$60.00
	25/05/22	Koala art statute	Departmental Officer			$333.00
	25/05/22	Two branded t-shirts	Departmental Officer			$60.00
	24/05/22	Ceramic artwork	Branch Manager			$333.00
	24/05/22	Two branded t-shirts Gifts to remain on display in the department.	Branch Manager			$60.00

1 January 2022 - 31 March 2022

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
30/03/22	13/04/22	Treasurer’s Post Budget Address Luncheon	Secretary	Qantas	N/A	$295.45

1 October 2021 – 31 December 2021

Nil

1 July 2021 – 30 September 2021

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
26/08/21	02/09/21	Airline Lounge Membership	Chief Operating Officer	Qantas	N/A	Not Applicable

1 April 2021 – 30 June 2021

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
19/05/2021	24/05/21	Annual Commonwealth Secretaries Dinner	Former Secretary	Boston Consulting Group (BCG)	N/A	$180.00

1 January 2021 – 31 March 2021

Nil

1 October 2020 – 31 December 2021

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
15/10/2020	5/11/2020	Annual Commonwealth Secretaries Dinner	Former Secretary	Macquarie Capital	N/A	$184.00

1 July 2020 – 30 September 2020

Nil

1 April 2020 – 30 June 2020

Date Received	Date Record	Details of Gift	Received by (Position Title	Presented by (name, organisation)	Occasion at which gift was offered	Total Estimated value (Excluding GST)
8/03/2020	29/05/2020	Two corporate tickets to sporting event and meals	Former Secretary	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	N/A	$245.45

1 February 2020 – 31 March

Nil

18 October 2019 – 31 January 2020

Nil

Last updated: 31 October 2024 - 9:01am