Gifts and benefits register

The Productivity Commission’s approach on its employees receiving gifts and benefits is that gifts and benefits should generally not be accepted.

Australian Public Service Commission Guidance on Gifts and Benefits requires that from 18 October 2019 agency heads maintain and publish a register of all gifts and benefits they accept valued at over $100 (excluding GST). This requirement was extended to all Productivity Commission staff and Commissioners from 1 July 2020.

This register covers the period up to 31 December 2023.

The Productivity Commission Chair, Danielle Wood, has received the following gifts or benefits from 13 November 2023.

Date received	Date recorded	Gift item/ benefit service	Received by	Presented by	Occasion	Estimated value in $A
18/12/2023	20/12/2023	Condiment gift hamper		Susan McKinnon Foundation	Christmas	$200

The former Chair, Michael Brennan, received the following gifts or benefits from 18 October 2019 to 12 November 2023.

Date received	Date recorded	Gift item/ benefit service	Presented by	Occasion	Estimated value in $A
11/12/2019	30/01/2020	Complimentary Qantas Chairman's Club Lounge Membership	Qantas		n/a
26/03/2021	30/03/2021	A bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot - Pierro 2015	From Retirement Income Policy Division, Treasury	Speaking at a planning day	$40
28/07/2023	22/08/2023	Lunch and bottle of wine	O’Connell Street Associates	Attendance at meeting	$80
11/08/2023	22/08/2023	Bottle of Scotch - Blue	Coraggio Advisory Board	Guest speaker at event	$270

Staff and Commissioners of the Productivity Commission have received the following gifts or benefits from 1 July 2020.

Date received	Date recorded	Gift item/ benefit service	Received by	Presented by	Occasion	Estimated value in $A
12/12/2020	17/12/2020	Three bottles of wine	Commissioner	BATYR Mental Health	Speaking at their conference on Mental Health	$60
01/3/2021	04/03/2021	International Women's Day Lunch	Commissioner	Winston Churchill Trust	Volunteer to the Trust	$109
11/05/2021	11/05/2021	A piece of original metal artwork that reflects the fractal façade of the 2MQ building.	APS Official	Lendlease		n/a
1/03/2021	26/05/2021	Complimentary Qantas Club Lounge Membership	Commissioner	Qantas		n/a
26/05/2021	28/05/2021	Complimentary Qantas Club Lounge Membership	APS Official	Qantas		n/a
14/05/2021	08/06/2021	Minerals Council Parliamentary Dinner	Commissioner	Minerals Council Parliamentary		n/a
24/05/2021	08/06/2021	Reconciliation Week Breakfast	Commissioner	Indigenous Business Australia		n/a
02/12/2021	07/12/2021	Christmas Lunch	APS Official x2	Melbourne Quarter Building Management	Christmas Networking Lunch with Melbourne Quarter Building Management and other tenants	$120 per person
16/12/2021	16/12/2021	Two Christmas Hampers	APS Official	Melbourne Quarter Building Management		$200
11/2/2022	14/2/2022	Gift bag	APS Official	Local Government New South Wales (LGNSW)	LGNSW Water Management Conference	$50
7/2/2022	1/03/2022	Gift Hamper	APS Official	Australian Accounting Standards Board		$85
10/3/2022	10/03/2022	Bottle of Wine	APS Official x2	Economics Student Society of Australia (ESSA)	Presented at the ESSA Writers’ Workshop	$80
8/4/2022	18/4/2022	Book	Commissioner	Monash	Speaking at Monash on Supply Chains	$30
01/08/2022	02/08/2022	Organic Pepper and Scarf	Commissioner	Cambodia Delegation CCF - on behalf of the ACCC	Presentation to Cambodia's National Commission for Consumer Protection	$100
28/06/2022	13/09/2022	Complimentary Qantas Club Lounge Membership	Commissioner	Qantas		n/a
26/08/2022	13/09/2022	Gift Hamper	APS Official	Asana		$30
22/03/2023	27/03/2023	1 bottle of Penfolds Max’s Shiraz Cabernet	APS Official	Economics Student Society of Australia	Guest Speaker at Careers information night	$33
22/03/2023	28/03/2023	1 bottle of Penfolds Max’s Shiraz Cabernet	APS Official	Economics Student Society of Australia	Guest Speaker at Careers information night	$33
22/03/2023	28/03/2023	Bottle of wine – Bin 28 Penfolds Shiraz 2019	APS Official	Economics Student Society of Australia	Guest Speaker at Careers information night	$40
27/04/2023	28/04/2023	Boxed gift set, traditional Thai mask	APS Official	National Broadcast, Telecommunications Commission (NBCT)	Meeting	$20
30/03/2023	03/05/2023	Flight to capital city- Adelaide	APS Official	Economic Society of Australia	Attend Economic Society of Australia Council meeting	$388
01/05/2023	03/05/2023	Electronics organiser case	APS Official	Thai Delegate	Visiting Thai Delegation to the Commission	$30
20/05/2023	23/05/2023	Bottle of wine	APS Official	International Forwarders and Custom Brokers Assoc of Aust (IFCBAA)	Guest Speaker at IFCBAA National Conference	$20
10/07/2023	19/07/2023	Travel, accommodation at ‘ACE 2023’ in Brisbane	Commissioner	Economic Society of Australia (ACE)	Presidential duties at Conference	$1,924.79
04/08/2023	09/08/2023	Children's book, notepad and deck of cards	APS Official	Plumtree children’s services	Early childhood education and care (ECEC) visit	$20
15/08/2023	15/08/2023	Luncheon and presentation	APS Official	Shawview consulting	Attend presentation by Commission ‘Chair’ at National Press Club	$100
23/08/2023	24/08/2023	Q&A with Asst Minister, Dr Andrew Leigh on launch of report	APS Official	Dan Andrews – E61 Institute	Launch of report- The state of competition in Australia	$100
23/08/2023	29/08/2023	1 bottle of wine	APS Official	Economics Student Society of Australia	Guest Speaker at networking event	$25
current	28/08/2023	1 bottle of wine – Penfolds Cabernet 2020	APS Official	Economics Student Society of Australia	Guest/Commission representative at networking event between employers and students	$25
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	APS Official	Qantas	n/a	n/a
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	Commissioner	Qantas	n/a	n/a
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	Commissioner	Qantas	n/a	n/a
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	Commissioner	Qantas	n/a	n/a
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	Commissioner	Qantas	n/a	n/a
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	Commissioner	Qantas	n/a	n/a
current	28/09/2023	Qantas Chairman's lounge membership	Commissioner	Qantas	n/a	n/a
26/10/2023	10/11/2023	Attendance at council of ambulance authorities “women in leadership” forum, including lunch	APS Official	The Council of Ambulance Authorities	The council of ambulance authorities in their capacity as key data provider of the RoGS working group	$400
10/11/2023	10/11/2023	A plaque from Indonesian delegation	APS Official	Indonesian Ministry of Finance	Productivity Commission hosting a study tour for the delegates	n/a
13/11/2023	13/11/2023	Bottle of red wine	APS Official	Melbourne University (sponsors of the Social and Economic Outlook Conference 2023)	Speaker on a panel at the outlook conference	$47
15/11/2023	16/11/2023	Water bottle	APS Official	Deloitte	Speaker at Intangible value summit 2023	$82.95
17/11/2023	23/11/2023	Book and condiment	APS Official	Secretariat for Federative Affairs, Brazil	Commonwealth state Productivity Commission role	$30
30/11/2023	30/11/2023	Attendance at Christmas event	APS Official	Pro Av solutions	Christmas event	n/a
30/11/2023	30/11/2023	Attendance at Christmas event	APS Official	Pro Av solutions	Christmas event	n/a