In the course of official duties, officials of the Department of Finance received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $AUD100 (excluding GST).
Quarter 4 (1 April 2025 – 30 June 2025)
| Date received (date of event) | Date Recorded (date invite recorded) | Gift item / benefit / services | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver's name, organisation/ country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/03/2025 | 07/04/2025 | Dinner invitation: Japanese delegation, on the side lines of meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, of the World Trade Organisation Agreement on Government Procurement | Commercial Group | Japan Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organisation | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 25 March 2025 | $200.00 |
| 31/03/2025 | 15/04/2025 | Lunch invitation Vic Government Budget address lunch - CEDA 2025 State Budget Address by Treasurer the Hon. Jaclyn Syme | Commercial Group | Paul Donnelly Chief Executive Officer Flagstaff Partners Pty Ltd | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 23 May 2025 | $261.00 |
| 14/05/2025 | 19/05/2025 | Complimentary registration: Hatchery – Artificial Intelligence in Government Conference | Commercial Group | The Hatchery | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 24 & 25 June 2025 | $2418.90 |
| 15/05/2025 | 20/05/2025 | Dinner invitation: Infrastructure Partnerships Australia dinner for Tim Pallas | Commercial Group | Infrastructure Partnerships Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 26 June 2025 | $150.00 |
| 17/03/2025 | 03/06/2025 | Opening Exhibition of Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie | Secretary’s Office | National Gallery of Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 29 May 2025 | Unknown |
| 18/06/2025 | 24/06/2025 | Lunch Invitation: National Press Club Lunch & presentation. | Commercial Group | QANTAS Airways | Unsolicited invitation accepted by (2) officials Event date 18 June 2025 | >$100 |
| Annual membership to Chairman’s Lounge | Deputy Secretary Nathan Williamson | QANTAS Airways Limited | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Australia Beyond Lounge | Deputy Secretary Nathan Williamson | Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Chairman’s Lounge | Deputy Secretary Cath Patterson | QANTAS Airways Limited | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Australia Beyond Lounge | A/g Secretary Richard Windeyer | Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Chairman’s Lounge | A/g Secretary Richard Windeyer | QANTAS Airways Limited | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Australia Beyond Lounge | Secretary Jenny Wilkinson | Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Chairman’s Lounge | Secretary Jenny Wilkinson | QANTAS Airways Limited | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 | ||
| Annual membership to Chairman’s Lounge | Deputy Secretary Simon Newnham | QANTAS Airways Limited | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official | >$100 |
Quarter 3 (1 January 2025 – 31 March 2025)
| Date received (date of event) | Date Recorded (date invite recorded) | Gift item / benefit / services | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver's name, organisation/ country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/01/2025 | 19/02/2025 | National Press Club Address and lunch - the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia | Secretary’s Office | Essam Husaini - Westpac | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 24 January 2025 | Unknown |
| 08/01/2025 | 19/02/2025 | Parliamentary Breakfast 2025 | Secretary’s Office | Simone Clarke – IN Women Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 5 February 2025 | Unknown |
| 23/01/2025 | 19/02/2025 | Dinner invitation: High Commission of Canada | Secretary’s Office | Dr Julie Sunday - The High Commissioner of Canada H.E. | Unsolicited gift accepted by official Event date: 13 February 2025 | Unknown |
| 04/03/2025 | 04/03/2025 | Lunch invitation: Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Canberra Manager's Forum. | Business Enabling Services Group | Cloudflare | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 4 March 2025 | $159.00 |
| 20/02/2025 | 19/03/2025 | Complimentary attendance: Retirement function for Colin Thomas (Regional Manager ACT- QANTAS) | Commercial Group (Relates to two officials) | QANTAS | Unsolicited invitation accepted by officials (2) Event date: 21 February 2025 | $200.00 |
| 18/12/2024 | 20/03/2025 | Lunch invitation: AmCham l Post-US Elections: Global Financial Implications and Opportunities for Australia Lunch | Secretary’s Office | Sheryle Moon - General Manager, AmCham | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 13 March 2025 | Unknown |
| 20/02/2025 | 25/03/2025 | Complimentary attendance: Retirement function for Colin Thomas (Regional Manager ACT- QANTAS) | Commercial Group | QANTAS | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 21 February 2025 | $100.00 |
| 26/03/2025 | 27/03/2025 | Invitation - Post Budget Address- the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers | Business Enabling Services | Datacom | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 26 March 2025 | >$100.00 |
| 11/03/2025 | 27/03/2025 | Invitation - Post Budget Address- the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers | Secretary’s Office | Essam Husaini, Westpac Group | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 26 March 2025 | >$100.00 |
Quarter 2 (1 October 2024 – 31 December 2024)
| Date received (date of event) | Date Recorded (date invite recorded) | Gift item / benefit / services | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver's name, organisation/ country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2024 | 15/10/2024 | Keynote briefing: David Hazlehurst, Chief Executive Officer, Services Australia | Business Enabling Services Group | Dora Beara, Senior Client Success Manager, Trans – Tasman Business Circle | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 15 October 2024 | $330.00 |
| 20/08/2024 | 25/10/2024 | Dinner invitation: Snowy Hydro Board of Directors | Secretary’s Office | Dennis Barnes, CEO, Snowy Hydro | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 15 October 2024 | Unknown |
| 16/10/2024 | 31/10/2024 | Framed Papua New Guinea (Treasury) copper plate | Business Enabling Services Group | Department of Treasury Officials, Papua New Guinea | Unsolicited gift accepted by official | $100.00 |
| 06/11/2024 | 06/11/2024 | Dinner invitation: Future of Federal Government Summit | Business Enabling Services Group | FST Government | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 6 November 2024 | Unknown |
| 06/11/2024 06/11/2024 | 07/11/2024 18/12/2024 | Complimentary attendance: Future of Federal Government Summit 2024 | Commercial Group/ Governance and Resource Management Group | FST Government | Unsolicited invitation accepted by officials (6) Event date: 6 November 2024 | Unknown |
| 16/10/2024 | 12/11/2024 | Gruen lecture and dinner invitation: Unprecedented Economic Growth: Daily Lives and Human Stories | Secretary’s Office | Ashley Craig, Research School of Economics Australian National University | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 23 October 2024 | Unknown |
| 03/10/2024 | 12/11/2024 | Office for Women's (OFM) 50th Anniversary event | Secretary’s Office | OFM 50yr Event Planning Committee | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 1 November 2024 | Unknown |
| 09/10/2024 | 12/11/2024 | Executive Boardroom RoundTable: Westpac Chief Economist | Secretary’s Office | Jason Duarte, Westpac | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 1 November 2024 | Unknown |
| 26/11/2024 | 26/11/2024 | Lunch invitation: Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Canberra Managers' Forum | Business Enabling Services Group | Info-Tech | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 28 November 2024 | $202.99 |
| 28/11/2024 | 11/12/2024 | Metal model ship: 9th ASEAN-OECD Good Regulatory Practice Network event | Commercial Group | Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesian Government | Unsolicited gift accepted by official | Unknown |
| 28/11/2024 | 12/12/2024 | Manager Forum Lunch | Business Enabling Services Group | Reason Group | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 28 November 2024 | $157.00 |
| 10/10/2024 | 12/12/2024 | Dinner invitation: Australia’s Opportunity in the New AI Economy | Commercial Group | Jo Dooley, Acting Managing Director Microsoft Australia & New Zealand | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 6 November 2024 | Unknown |
| 14/11/2024 | 12/12/2024 | Media Industry End of Year Lunch | Commercial Group | Free TV Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 18 December 2024 | Unknown |
Quarter 1 (1 July 2024 - 30 September 2024)
| Date received (date of event) | Date Recorded (date invite recorded) | Gift item / benefit / services | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver's name, organisation/ country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $ (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/07/2024 | 12/09/2024 | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 1 August 2024 | Deputy Secretary, Commercial Group | Michael Milne, Macquarie Capital | Dinner invitation for departmental secretaries | Unknown |
| 25/07/2024 | 25/07/2024 | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 25 July 2024 | Business Enabling Services Group | Women in ICT (WIC) | WIC Patron's Luncheon | $180.00 |
| 25/07/2024 | 08/08/2024 | Unsolicited gift accepted by official Meeting date: 25 July 2024 | Secretary’s Office | Indonesian Ministry of Finance | Small picture | Unknown |
| 02/08/2024 | 24/09/2024 | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 18 August 2024 | Secretary’s Office | Professor Glyn Davis AC, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | Australia-New Zealand Central Agency Heads Dinner | $130.00 |
| 19/08/2024 | 18/09/2024 | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 21 August 2024 | Deputy Secretary, Commercial Group | Dr Steven Kennedy PSM, Secretary, Commonwealth Treasury | Investors and Australia's 2035 Emissions Target Dinner | Unknown |
| 17/09/2024 | 20/09/2024 | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 15 October 2024 | Budget Group | Kylie Woolcock, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association | 2024 Australian Health Leaders Dinner | Unknown |
