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 June 2021.

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
01/03/2021	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
26/05/2021	01/03/2021	Complimentary Qantas Club Lounge Membership	Commissioner	Qantas		n/a
28/05/2021	26/05/2021	Complimentary Qantas Club Lounge Membership	APS Official	Qantas		n/a
08/06/2021	14/05/2021	Minerals Council Parliamentary Dinner	Commissioner	Minerals Council Parliamentary		n/a
08/06/2021	24/05/2021	Reconciliation Week Breakfast	Commissioner	Indigenous Business Australia		n/a