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 1 (1 July 2025 - 30 September 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | 02/07/2025 | Dinner invitation: OpenAI Chief Economist and senior officials | Commercial Group | OpenAI | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 30 June 2025 | $150.00 |
| 13/05/2025 | 11/07/2025 | Dinner invitation: Public administration in a disrupted world - discussion with Scott Rutherford | Commercial Group | Victor Finkel, McKinsey Group | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 13 May 2025 | Unknown |
| 20/06/2025 | 11/07/2025 | Opening Night of Carmen | Secretary’s Office | Australian Ballet | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 20 June 2025 | Unknown |
| 20/06/2025 | 11/07/2025 | Opening - Cezanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie | Commercial Group | Head of Development and Executive Director, National Gallery Foundation | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 29 May 2025 | Unknown |
| 09/07/2025 | 05/08/2025 | Dinner invitation: Chatham House Roundtable Dinner Capability Before Code | Commercial Group | Portable Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date: 6 August 2025 | $150.00 |
| 01/05/2025 | 12/08/2025 | Speaker Invitation: National Regulators Community of Practice (NRCoP) - 2025 National Conference | Commercial Group | NRCoP ANZSOG | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 18 June 2025 | $1370.00 |
| 18/08/2025 | 15/08/2025 | Lunch invitation: National Press Club presentation | Commercial Group | Nick Chapman - Parbery | Unsolicited invitation accepted by (2) officials Event date 18 August 2025 | $190.00 |
| 14/08/2025 | 19/08/2025 | Quantium GenAI Masterclass | Budget Group | Quantium | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 14 August 2025 | Unknown |
| 21/08/2025 | 27/08/2025 | Dinner invitation: Strategic Dinner on Advancements in Artificial Intelligence & Government Acquisitions | Commercial Group | Rohirrim | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 21 August 2025 | >$100 |
| 15/07/2025 | 28/08/2025 | Dinner invitation: Regulatory Leadership Cohort dinner | Secretary’s Office | Regulatory Leadership Cohort Secretariat | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 15 July 2025 | $110.00 |
| 24/07/2025 | 28/08/2025 | Invitation: The 2025 Telecommunications Industry Excellence Awards | Secretary’s Office | NBN Co. | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 24 July 2025 | Unknown |
| 24/07/2025 | 28/08/2025 | Dinner invitation: Conversations and Dinner with Jeff Koons (American artist) | Secretary’s Office | National Gallery of Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 6 August 2025 | Unknown |
| 06/08/2025 | 29/08/2025 | Dinner invitation: Strategic Dinner on Advancements in Artificial Intelligence & Government Acquisitions | Secretary’s Office | Rohirrim | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 21 August 2025 | >$100 |
| 18/08/2025 | 29/08/2025 | Dinner invitation: Western Sydney Airport Co Ltd Dinner | Secretary’s Office | Western Sydney Airport (WSA) Company | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 28 August 2025 | $150.00 |
| 26/08/2025 | 10/09/2025 | Invitation: Chief Economist Boardroom Event | Budget Group | Westpac | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 26 August 2025 | Unknown |
| 22/08/2025 | 03/09/2025 | Gala Dinner with keynote speakers | Secretary’s Office | Australian Academy of Science | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 3 September 2025 | Unknown |
| 11/08/2025 | 18/09/2025 | Business Council Dinner | Secretary’s Office | Business Council of Australia | Unsolicited invitation accepted by official Event date 8 September 2025 | Unknown |
