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 30 September 2022.
The Productivity Commission Chair, Michael Brennan, has received the following gifts or benefits from 18 October 2019.
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item/ benefit service | Received by | 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 |
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 |