Gifts and hospitality
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This is for the purpose of reporting gifts or hospitality to APSC staff over the value of $100.
APSC SES staff
2024–25 financial year
Date received | Gift item or benefit | Name of Recipient | Received from | Description | Circumstances | Retained/Not Retained | Estimated value |
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1 Jan to 31 Mar 2025 | There were no “reportable” gifts or benefits received by APSC SES staff with a value of over $100 in the period | ||||||
As at 31 Dec 2024 | Gift | Dr Rachel Bacon | Virgin | Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge membership | Based on position held | Retained | Over $100 |
As at 31 Dec 2024 | Gift | Dr Rachel Bacon | Qantas | Chairman's Lounge Membership | Based on position held | Retained | Over $100 |
As at 31 Dec 2024 | Gift | Dr Subho Banerjee | Qantas | Chairman's Lounge Membership | Based on position held | Retained | Over $100 |
27/11/2024 | Gift | Jamie Lowe | Eunsuk Ryu, Korean Ministry of Personnel Management | Five sets of metal chopsticks with spoons and four journals. | Gift following presentation to the Korean Appeals Commission on the role of the Merit Protection Commissioner, the APS Code of Conduct and an overview of the Fair Work Commission. | Not Retained, four sets of cutlery donated to social club for raffle and one set retained. Journals donated to social club. | $125 |
31/10/2024 | Hospitality | Dr Rachel Bacon | Martin Stewart-Weeks. ANZSOG. | Dinner and drinks at Senior Leadership Panel | Participating in Senior Leadership Panel | Retained | $107 |
30/07/2024 | Hospitality | Dr Rachel Bacon | ICAC - NT | Dinner and drinks provided as guest speaker at Aust Public Sector Anti Corruption conference | Attending conference as guest speaker | Retained | $182 |
12/07/2024 | Hospitality | Dr Rachel Bacon | Australian Institute of Law | Dinner and drinks at 2024 National Administrative Law Conference | Keynote speaker at NIAL conference | Retained | $107 |
Prior year gifts and benefits
APSC SES staff gifts and benefits declared
Date received | Gift item or benefit | Name of Recipient | Received from | Description | Circumstances | Retained/Not Retained | Estimated value |
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1 Apr to 30 Jun 2024 | There were no “reportable” gifts or benefits received by APSC SES staff with a value of over $100 in the period | ||||||
7/03/2024 | Hospitality | Dr Rachel Bacon | Jason Duarte, Westpac Bank | National Press Club event - Lunch Senator Gallagher address | Attend lunchtime event | Retained | $106 |
27/02/2024 | Hospitality | Dr Rachel Bacon | Martin Stewart-Weeks, ANZSOG | Dinner and drinks at fellowship dinner | Attended one day workshop with follow up dinner and drinks | Retained | $107 |
As at 23 Nov 2023 | Benefit | Dr Rachel Bacon | Qantas | Chairman's Lounge Membership | Based on position held | Retained | Over $100 |
As at 23 Nov 2023 | Benefit | Dr Rachel Bacon | Virgin | Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge membership | Based on position held | Retained | Over $100 |
19/09/2023 | Hospitality | Dr Subho Banerjee | Timothy McKay - CEO & Founder, OK RDY | Attend Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women and the Minister for Public Service keynote event | Invitation to attend AIIA Canberra Manager's Forum | Retained | $127 |
Active as at 13 Sep 2023 - ceased in May 2024 | Benefit | Dr Subho Banerjee | Virgin | Virgin Australia Beyond Lounge membership | Provided on commencement in 2023 | Retained | Over $100 |
As at 13 Sep 2023 | Benefit | Dr Subho Banerjee | Qantas | Chairman's Lounge Membership | Provided on commencement in 2023 | Retained | Over $100 |
10/11/2022 | Hospitality | Rina Bruinsma | Timothy McKay, OK RDY | AIIA Managers Forum | Guest of OK RDY | Retained | $149 |
23/06/2021 | Hospitality | Grant Lovelock | Drew Baker, KPMG | National Press Club Lunch - Frances Adamson valedictory | A seat at the KPMG table - along with SES from APS | Retained | $120 |
1/03/2021 | Hospitality | Patrick Hetherington | KPMG | Lunch - Jawun Business Leaders Lunch | Invited guest as Government representative | Not Retained, Consumable | $100 |
24/11/2020 | Gift | Pat Hetherington | Dr Christopher Nailor, ANU Cyder Press | Two small handbooks | Unsolicited offer | Not Retained, kept in office at the workplace | $30 |
15/09/2020 | Gift | Pat Hetherington | Karyn Baylis, Jawun | Gift box | As part of the Jawun Cape York Virtual Executive visit | Not Retained, kept in office at the workplace | $50 |
APSC EL / APS staff
2024–25 financial year
Date received | Gift item or benefit | Name of Recipient | Received from | Description | Circumstances | Retained/Not Retained | Estimated value |
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1 Jan to 31 Mar 2025 | There were no “reportable” gifts or benefits received by APSC APS or EL staff with a value of over $100 in the period | ||||||
27/11/2024 | Gift | APSC delegate | Eunsuk Ryu, Korean Ministry of Personnel Management | Six sets of metal chopsticks with spoons and four journals. | Gift following presentation to the Korean Appeals Commission on the role of the Merit Protection Commissioner, the APS Code of Conduct and an overview of the Fair Work Commission. | Not Retained, cutlery sets donated to social club for raffle. Journals retained for official use. | $125 |
1 Jul to 30 Sep 2024 | There were no “reportable” gifts or benefits received by APSC APS or EL staff with a value of over $100 in the period | ||||||
27/5/2024 | Hospitality | APSC delegate | Dr. Azrul Anaz Mohd Any, Public Service Dept of Malaysia | Hotel Accommodation | Accommodation provided for APSC delegate attending ASEAN+3 Workshop on Public Sector Reform and presentation “Reforming the Australian Public Service” | Retained | $592 |
27/5/2024 | Hospitality | APSC delegate | Dr. Azrul Anaz Mohd Any, Public Service Dept of Malaysia | Hotel Accommodation | Accommodation provided for APSC delegate attending ASEAN+3 Workshop on Public Sector Reform and presentation “Reforming the Australian Public Service” | Retained | $592 |
Prior year gifts and benefits
APSC EL / APS staff gifts and benefits declared
Date received | Gift item or benefit | Name of Recipient | Received from | Description | Circumstances | Retained/Not Retained | Estimated value |
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28/02/2024 | Gift | Accepted by Ms Adina Leu on behalf of APSC. | Mr Ow Fook Chuen, Singapore Ministry of Finance | A modern artwork depicting Singapore's skyline, presented to the Commissioner's Office | Provided at presentation and engagement with high level representatives from the Ministry of Finance - Singapore, including the Head of the Finance and Accounting Profession in Singapore. The delegation was hosted by the Department of Finance. | N/A | $200 |
1 Oct 2023 to 31 Dec 2023 | There were no “reportable” gifts or benefits received by APSC APS or EL staff with a value of over $100 in the period | ||||||
1 Jan 2023 to 30 Sep 2023 | There were no “reportable” gifts or benefits received by APSC staff with a value of over $100 in the period | ||||||
15/12/2020 | Gift | Mark Davidson | GPT Properties, Building Managers | Christmas Gift Box | Unsolicited offer | Not Retained | $100 |
15/12/2022 | Gift | APSC Sydney Office | GPT Building Management, 580 George St, Sydney |
Christmas hamper | Christmas gift/unsolicited offer | Retained | $100 |