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Gifts and benefits register

The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) Gifts and Benefits Reporting Guidelines came into effect from 18 October 2019. Under this guidance, The APSC requires agency heads to publish a register of gifts and benefits they accept on their departmental or agency website on a quarterly basis.

In the course of their duties as both the Secretary and Deputy Secretaries, the following gifts and/or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of AUD $100.00 (excluding GST) were received.

DFAT updates the Gifts and Benefits Register quarterly by 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October.

For more information on DFATs Policy around Gifts and Benefits, please see the Ethics, Integrity and Professional Standards Policy Manual, or contact coi@dfat.gov.au

 

Date Received Description Received by Received From Estimated Value AUD
Ongoing Chairman’s Lounge Secretary
Deputy Secretaries
Head, Office of the Pacific
Qantas Airways LTD NA
Ongoing The Club

 

Secretary
Deputy Secretaries
Head, Office of the Pacific

 

Virgin Australia NA

 

24/09/2019 Two Tickets to the Gillette T20 INTL Series Secretary, Frances Adamson Cricket Australia $100
18/03/2022

 

2 x swiss army knives Adrian Hudson, COO Caroline Bichet-Anthamatten, Ambassador of Switzerland and on behalf of Embassy of Switzerland as wedding gift

 

$100

 

02/03/2022 Silver vase Deputy Secretary SGG – Katrina Cooper HR Minister Pan Sorasak – Minister for Commerce Cambodia $250
13/04/2022

 

Indonesian Red Cross Book and Memorabilia Item

 

Deputy Secretary SGG – Katrina Cooper

 

Jusuf Kalla – PMI Chairman & Former Vice President of Indonesia – Indonesia Red Cross

 

Combined value $100.00
19/04/2022 Thai Vogue Book & Thai Metal Box Deputy Secretary SGG – Katrina Cooper Thani Thongpakdi – Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thailand Combined value $165.15
12/05/2022

 

Framed Tongan Artwork

 

Secretary, Kathryn Campbell

 

Tongan Commissioner General and Ambassador to the UAE

 

$200

 

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