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 2023.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |