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The following gifts and/or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST) were received by Treasury officials as at 30 September 2021.
2020-21 financial year
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item/benefit/service | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value $A | Circumstances of receipt of gift | Was the gift retained by the recipient? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/05/21 | 28/05/21 | Book - Schemes, Takeovers and Himalayan Peak. The Use of Schemes of Arrangement to Effect Change of Control Transactions. | APS official | Andrew Rich and Tony Damian Freehills | Authors provided a free copy of their book following a meeting. | $299.00 | A meeting was attended to discuss scheme of arrangement and the authors sent a free copy of their book to the Sydney office later that day. | Yes |
| 18/05/21 | 20/05/21 | Dinner | Kate O'Rourke | Intuit and Fintech Australia | Attended Industry sponsored dinners as part of the Intersekt Conference. | $200.00 | Attended the dinner as part of the Intersekt Conference. | Yes |
| 18/05/21 | 20/05/21 | Dinner | Jessica Robinson | Intuit and Fintech Australia | Attended Industry sponsored dinners as part of the Intersekt Conference. | $200.00 | Attended the dinner as part of the Intersekt Conference. | Yes |
| 06/05/21 | 10/05/21 | Insurance Contracts Act Handbook. | APS official | Nevin Agnew, Partner Minter Ellison | Minter Ellison provided a free copy of the Insurance Contracts Act Handbook. | $150.00 | Gift provided in lieu of departmental purchase of the handbook . | Gift is being retained by the Department. |
| 15/12/20 | 5/02/21 | Hamper | Lynn Kelly | 201 Kent St Building Management Team, Investa | Christmas gift received from landlord. | $150 | Christmas gift received from landlord. | Yes |
| 1/12/20 | 28/01/21 | Royal Australian Mint coin set | Kate Lynch | Ross MacDiarmid (former CEO RAM) | Final Advisory Board meeting of 2020 - Royal Australian Mint. | $100 | The CEO provided small gifts of thanks to all members of the Advisory Board prior to Christmas. | No |
| 15/10/20 | 2/11/20 | Dinner | Meghan Quinn | Shemara Wikramanayake, CEO Macquarie Group | Attended a Departmental Secretaries dinner as Acting Secretary hosted by Macquarie Group at The Boathouse | $184.00 | Attended the dinner as part of Secretary's regular duties | Yes |
2019-20 financial year
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item/benefit/service | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value $A | Circumstances of receipt of gift | Was the gift retained by the recipient? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02/20 | 06/03/20 | A seat at a corporate table paid by SEEK.com.au at the annual Royal Women’s Hospital International Women’s Day Breakfast | APS official | Senior Advisor Corporate Communications, SEEK Limited | International Women's Day breakfast event on 5 March 2020, at a table that is corporate sponsored by SEEK.com.au. | $150.00 | Invitation was extended from a contact made at an event attended in 2019 on the topic of setting up a market for recycled plastic. Attendee is a member of Treasury's PWI. | Yes |
| 31/10/19 | 12/11/19 | Coin - 2018 Silver Kangaroo | Kate O'Rourke | Chair, Royal Australian Mint Advisory Board | Royal Australian Mint, Advisory Board Meeting | $350.00 | Gift presented to the departing Treasury official from the Advisory Board | No |