The Gifts and Benefits Register is a list of gifts and /or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST), received by the Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA).
The threshold is outlined in the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) policy Guidance for Agency Heads- Gifts and Benefits.
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item/benefit service | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) |
Presented by (giver’s name, organisation/country) |
Occasion |
Estimated value in $A (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2019 | 30/09/2019 | Conference ticket | AFSA Employee (non SES) | Public Sector Network | Public Sector Network Event – 2019 Future of Work | $295.00 |
| 30/09/2019 | 30/09/2019 | Conference ticket | AFSA Employee (non SES) | Public Sector Network | Public Sector Network Event – 2019 Future of Work | $295.00 |
| 1/10/2019 | 1/10/2019 | Conference ticket | AFSA Employee (non SES) | Public Sector Network | Public Sector Network Event – 2019 Future of Work | $295.00 |
| 14/12/2019 | 14/12/2019 | Set of Gold and Silver Spoon and Chopsticks x4 | Peter Edwards | PPSR International Delegation - Korea | International PPSR conference - Adelaide | $100.00 |
| 21/01/2020 | 23/03/2020 | Membership for Virgin Lounge Access | Hamish McCormick | Virgin Australia | Not Applicable | $300.00 |
| 21/01/2020 | 23/03/2020 | Membership for Chairman's Lounge Access | Hamish McCormick | Qantas Airlines | Not Applicable | $500.00 |
| 21/01/2020 | 23/03/2020 | Concert ticket | Hamish McCormick | Australian Chamber Orchestra | Not Applicable | $100.00 |
| 2019/20 FY Total | $1,885.00 | |||||
| 2020/21 FY Total | $0.00 | |||||
| 31/08/2021 | 28/09/2021 | Online Forum | AFSA Employee (non SES) | ARITA | Is Bitcoin 'currency' for PPSA purposes? | $264.00 |
| 2021/22 FY Total | $264.00 |
This information is true and accurate as at 30 September 2021 reporting quarter.