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2024

Gifts and benefits (November 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
6/11/2024	Phone charger	Gift	$60	Concentrix Catalyst	Retained by employee	Forum promotional item offered to all attendees	S66 delegate
11/11/2024	Lunch and refreshments at Policy Partnership meeting 11 and 12 November 2024	Benefit	<$100	Early Childhood Care and Development Policy Partnership (Australian Government Department of Education and Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care)	Retained by employee	Hospitality incidental to meeting. Offered to all attendees. Enabled audit discussions in breaks.	S66 delegate
11/11/2024	Lunch and refreshments at Policy Partnership meeting	Benefit	<$100	Early Childhood Care and Development Policy Partnership (Australian Government Department of Education and Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care)	Retained by employee	Hospitality incidental to the meeting was offered to all attendees. Enabled discussions related to the audit in breaks.	S66 delegate
12/11/2024	Travel reimbursement for travel to conference	Benefit	$550	Risk.net	Declined at point of offer
25/11/2024	Federal Data and AI Showcase 2024	Benefit	$0	Public Sector Network	Retained by employee	Training session relevant to international development program.	S66 delegate
26/11/2024	Key chain and lunch	Gift	$50	Board of Audit and Inspection Korea - Secondee	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (October 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
03/10/2024	Meals provided to all attendees at the Splunk Gov Summit Conference.	Benefit	$82	Splunk Gov Summit Conference	Retained by employee	Catered lunch for all participants	S66 delegate
21/10/2024	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
22/10/2024	National Security HR Practitioner’s Forum ticket	Benefit	$900	Australian National University	Retained by employee	Benefit to the ANAO	S66 delegate
23/10/2024	Wood carving, chocolates and coffee	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
23/10/2024	Bilum	Gift	-	Auditor-General Office	In storage at ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
24/10/2024	Chairman’s Lounge Membership	Benefit	-	Qantas Chairmans lounge	Retained by employee	Retained on the basis that the office is not required to pay for QANTAS membership for work travel.	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (September 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
17/09/2024	Ice cream	Gift	<$2	IP Australia	Retained by employee	Refusal would cause offence. Ice cream was provided to everyone in the office at the time.	S66 delegate
19/09/2024	Chocolate bar	Gift	$15	Dr Vivi Niemenmaa, representative of SAI Finland attending the Regional Working Group on Environmental Auditing.	Retained by employee	Refusal would cause offence	S66 delegate
23/09/2024	One bag or coffee and tie	Gift	-	Secretary General of Indonesia, Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (SAI Indonesia)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
25/09/2024	Professional networking meals	Benefit	<$60	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (SAI Indonesia)	Retained by employee	Refusal would cause offence	S66 delegate
26/09/2024	Batik fabric bag and coffee beans	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (SAI Indonesia)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
26/09/2024	Fabric bag with ceremonial stole	Gift	-	Lampung Regional Museum	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
26/09/2024	Professional networking meals	Benefit	<$60	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (SAI Indonesia)	Retained by employee	Refusal would cause offence	S66 delegate
27/09/2024	Decorative plaque	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/09/2024	Table runner	Gift	-	SAI Thailand	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/09/2024	Scarf and fragrances	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by the employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/09/2024	Bottle of whiskey	Gift	-	SAI Bhutan	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/09/2024	Toy jeepney	Gift	-	SAI Philippines	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/09/2024	Spices	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (August 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
20/08/2024	Conference pack provided to all attendees	Gift	$20	Australian Human Resources Institute	Retained by employee	Conference pack provided to all attendees	S66 delegate
21/08/2024	Luggage tag	Gift	$80	Qantas Chairman’s lounge	Retained by employee		S66 delegate
29/08/2024	Glass ornament with Indonesian landmark	Gift	-	Dita Miranda	On display at the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (July 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
22/07/2024	Conference pack provided to all attendees	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (SAI Indonesia)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
23/07/2024	Conference pack provided to all attendees	Gift	-	SAI Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
24/07/2024	Complimentary ticket to support ANAO guest speaker	Benefit	-	Terrapinn (conference organiser)	Retained by employee	Attending as guest of speaker; Relevant of conference subject matter (use of technology in government) to role at ANAO	S66 delegate
24/07/2024	Complimentary ticket to support ANAO guest speaker	Benefit	-	Terrapinn (conference organiser)	Retained by employee	Attending as guest of speaker; Relevant of conference subject matter (use of technology in government) to role at ANAO	S66 delegate
24/07/2024	Complimentary ticket to support ANAO guest speaker	Benefit	-	Terrapinn (conference organiser)	Retained by employee	Attending as guest of speaker; Relevant of conference subject matter (use of technology in government) to role at ANAO	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (June 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
20/06/2024	Table runner	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/06/2024	Table runner	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/06/2024	Table runner	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/06/2024	Table runner	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/06/2024	Table runner	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/06/2024	Decorative shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
21/06/2024	Traditional Indonesian batik shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
23/06/2024	Traditional Indonesian batik shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/06/2024	Traditional PNG bilum	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/06/2024	Traditional PNG bilum x2	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/06/2024	Traditional PNG bilum	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (May 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
10/05/2024	Portable fan and Korean skin care products	Gift	<$100	Bureau of Audit and Investigation Korea	Retained by employee	Conference pack provided to all attendees	S66 delegate
13/05/2024	Seminar refreshments	Benefit	<$100	Info-Tech Research group	Retained by employee	Seminar refreshments	S66 delegate
13/05/2024	Seminar refreshments	Benefit	<$100	Info-Tech Research group	Retained by employee	Seminar refreshments	S66 delegate
13/05/2024	Seminar refreshments	Benefit	<$100	Info-Tech Research group	Retained by employee	Seminar refreshments	S66 delegate
22/05/2024	Invitation to DFAT PNG Reception to represent Partnership Program with Papua New Guinea (PIPP).	Benefit	<$100	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
23/05/2024	2 x 100g Whittaker's chocolate block	Gift	<$100	Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI)	Retained by employee	Gift offered to all presenters at the congress	S66 delegate
23/05/2024	2 x 100g Whittaker's chocolate block	Gift	<$100	Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI)	Retained by employee	Gift offered to all presenters at the congress	S66 delegate
23/05/2024	Coconut hair oil	Gift	<$100	Solomon Islands Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
24/05/2024	Shell necklace and handheld fan	Gift	<$100	Cook Islands Audit Office	Retained by employee	Gift offered to all presenters at the congress	S66 delegate
24/05/2024	Shell necklace and handheld fan	Gift	<$100	Cook Islands Audit Office	Retained by employee	Gift offered to all presenters at the congress	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (April 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
3/04/2024	Coffee	Gift	<$100	Nuix	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
3/04/2024	Coffee	Gift	<$100	Nuix	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
12/04/2024	PNG bilum Bag	Gift	-	PNG Auditor General’s Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
12/04/2024	PNG bilum Bag	Gift	-	PNG Auditor General’s Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/04/2024	Lunch	Benefit	<$100	Thales	Retained by employee	Catered lunch provided to all attendees.	S66 delegate
21/04/2024	ACPAC conference gift pack	Gift	<$100	Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees (ACPAC)	Retained by employee	Conference pack provided to all attendees.	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (March 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
5/03/2024	Plastic water bottle	Gift	<$100	Institute of Internal Auditors - Australia	Retained by employee	Promotional item offered to participants	S66 delegate
6/03/2024	Validate free parking	Benefit	<$100	Sheridan Burnett, Governance & Risk Manager, National Portrait Gallery	Declined at point of offer	N/A	S66 delegate
7/03/2024	Book ‘The State Controller’s Office of the Democratic Republic of Georgia’, bottle of wine, box of black tea, and traditional food	Gift	-	The State Controller’s office of the Democratic Republic of Georgia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
8/03/2024	Invitation to dinner	Gift	<$100	CPSU	Declined at point of offer	N/A	S66 delegate
12/03/2024	Earrings	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
28/03/2023	Wooden carving bird of paradise	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office Secondee	On display at ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (February 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
23/02/2024	Invitation to IPAA International Women's Day breakfast	Benefit	$130	Sententia Consulting	Retained by employee	Networking with peers and senior women APS leaders as part of Women's Day 2024.	S66 delegate
27/02/2024	Ticket to comedy event	Benefit	<$100	Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)	Retained by employee	Complimentary ticket to CPSU member	S66 delegate
28/02/2024	Indonesian batik t-shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/02/2024	Indonesian batik t-shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/02/2024	Indonesian batik clutch	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/02/2024	The Tjap Botol Dari Slawi	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/02/2024	Aceh Gayo (single origin Arabica)	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/02/2024	Indonesian batik t-shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/02/2024	Indonesian batik t-shirt	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik (BPK) Indonesia - Secondee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (January 2024)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
04/01/2024	Gourmet basket hamper	Gift	$100	Macquarie Technology Group	Sent in error – returned to donor	N/A	N/A
04/01/2024	Gourmet basket hamper	Gift	$100	Macquarie Technology Group	Sent in error – returned to donor	N/A	N/A
08/01/2024	Bureau of Meteorology 2024 Australian weather calendar	Gift	<$100	CEO and Director of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by the ANAO	Arrived unsolicited in the mail	S66 delegate

2023

Gifts and benefits (December 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
5/12/2023	Invitation to AcornPLMS office opening	Benefit	Unknown	Acorn	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
5/12/2023	Invitation to AcornPLMS office opening	Benefit	Unknown	Acorn	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
5/12/2023	Invitation to AcornPLMS office opening	Benefit	Unknown	Acorn	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
5/12/2023	Invitation to AcornPLMS office opening	Benefit	Unknown	Acorn	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
20/12/2023	Used red clay brick from Australian War Memorial refurbishment works	Gift	<$100	Australian War Memorial director	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
20/12/2023	Used red clay brick from Australian War Memorial refurbishment works	Gift	<$100	Australian War Memorial director	Retained by the ANAO	Two bricks were offered to ANAO staff - one brick was retained so as to not cause offence.	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (November 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
2/11/2023	Invite to Oracle, and the Trans – Tasman Business Circle executive roundtable discussion	Benefit	-	Trans – Tasman Business Circle	Declined at point of offer	N/A	S66 delegate
3/11/2023	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
3/11/2023	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
3/11/2023	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
3/11/2023	PNG Jewellery set	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
8/11/2023	Water bottle	Gift	<$100	Cloudera	Retained by employee	Promotional item offered to all attendees at Summit	S66 delegate
8/11/2023	Water bottle	Gift	<$100	Cloudera	Retained by employee	Promotional item offered to all attendees at Summit	S66 delegate
8/11/2023	Water bottle	Gift	<$100	Cloudera	Retained by employee	Promotional item offered to all attendees at Summit	S66 delegate
9/11/2023	Tea and coffee	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/11/2023	Book	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/11/2023	Book	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/11/2023	Tea and coffee	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/11/2023	Tea and coffee	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/11/2023	Book	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
15/11/2023	Framed hand woven bag	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office secondees	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/11/2023	Cocktail Function & Private Viewing of the Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia	Benefit	$100	Colin Thomas, Reginal Manager ACT, Qantas Airways Limited	Declined at point of offer	N/A	S66 delegate
17/11/2023	Free panel discussion event with catering	Benefit	<$100	The Mandarin and Quantexa	Retained by employee	Free event - topic relevant audit work.	S66 delegate
20/11/2023	Upgrade from economy class to business class ticket on Qantas flight	Benefit	$450.00	Qantas	Retained by employee	Available seat on earlier flight.	S66 delegate
21/11/2023	Light refreshments (food, coffee) during Azure cloud-native development training	Benefit	<$100	Microsoft	Retained by employee	Refreshments provided to all attendees.	S66 delegate
21/11/2023	Calendar x7	Gift	<$100	Wolters Kluwer	Arrived unsolicited in the mail	Arrived unsolicited in the mail.	S66 delegate
23/11/2023	Bilum bag and t-shirt	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
24/11/2023	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General's Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/11/2023	Zip pouch made from recycled materials, two small tins of Balinese coffee	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
27/11/2023	Long-sleeved t-shirt, hat, tote bag, drink bottle (all with logo)	Gift	<$100	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Participants required to wear / use items during the field trip portion of the conference.	S66 delegate
29/11/2023	Scarf x3	Gift	-	State Audit Commission of Thailand - the State Audit Office (SAO) of the Kingdom of Thailand	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/11/2023	Business card holder	Gift	-	University of Queensland	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
29/11/2023	Small glass with logo	Gift	-	Kingdom of Thailand - Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission	Retained by the ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (October 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
9/10/2023	Bluetooth ear pods	Gift	-	National Audit Office of the Argentine Nation	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/10/2023	Coffee, dates and two small coffee cups	Gift	-	State Audit Bureau United Arab Emirates	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
10/10/2023	Book: Customer Magic - The Macquarie way and invitation to meet author	Gift	<$100	Aidan Tudehope, Macquarie Technology Group	Gift handed to CMG	Arrived unsolicited in the mail	S66 delegate
10/10/2023	Book: Customer Magic - The Macquarie way and invitation to meet author	Gift	<$100	Aidan Tudehope, Macquarie Technology Group	Gift handed to CMG	Arrived unsolicited in the mail	S66 delegate
18/10/2023	Morning tea at seminar	Benefit	<$100	Microsoft Australia	Retained by employee	Morning tea provided to all attendees.	S66 delegate
18/10/2023	Morning tea at seminar	Benefit	<$100	Microsoft Australia	Retained by employee	Morning tea provided to all attendees.	S66 delegate
20/10/2023	Tote bag with mug, cap, and annual report	Gift	<$100	CDP provider interviewed during course of fieldwork	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
23/10/2023	Federal ICT Infrastructure and Cloud showcase	Benefit	-	Public Sector Network	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
23/10/2023	Roundtable luncheon hosted by PSN.	Benefit	-	Public Sector Network	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
25/10/2023	Traditional headwear	Gift	-	Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Museum)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
25/10/2023	Traditional headwear	Gift	-	Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Museum)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
30/10/2023	Complimentary upgrade of Qantas frequent flyer membership from silver to gold.	Benefit	Unknown	Qantas	Retained by employee	Supports undertaking work at airports before and between work-related flights.	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (September 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
14/09/2023	Local craft bag, coffee, and snacks	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/09/2023	Tote bag, coffee, and snacks	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia - Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (August 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
3/08/2023	Bottle of wine	Gift	<$100	Institute of Internal Auditors	Declined at point of offer	N/A	S66 delegate
30/08/2023	Invitation to roundtable luncheon x 2	Benefit	-	Ralph Monzo, Team Leader A/NZ Custom Team, Public Sector Network	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A

Gifts and benefits (July 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
20/07/2023	Chief Audit Executive and Audit Committee Member dinner invitation	Benefit	-	Sententia Consulting	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
26/07/2023	EY economic roundtable dinner	Benefit	<$100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A

Gifts and benefits (June 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
2/06/2023	Papua New Guinean hand-made Bilum bag	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
2/06/2023	Papua New Guinean hand-made Bilum bag	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
5/06/2023	Conference pack	Gift	<$100	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Gift provided to all attendees at conference	S66 delegate
7/06/2023	Coffee and coffee cup	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
7/06/2023	Seminar gift bag	Gift	<$100	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Gift provided to all attendees at conference	S66 delegate
8/06/2023	Papua New Guinean hand-made Bilum bag	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
8/06/2023	Coffee and tea	Gift	-	Dr Isma Yatun, Chairperson of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/06/2023	Indonesian tea	Gift	<$100	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/06/2023	Coffee	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
9/06/2023	Papua New Guinean hand-made Bilum bag	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/06/2023	Decorative platter and commemorative coin	Gift	-	Turkish delegation at SAI20 Conference	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/06/2023	Decorative plaque, decorative cartoon tile and tea	Gift	-	Comptroller & Auditor General of India, SAI20 Conference	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/06/2023	Tea	Gift	-	Comptroller & Auditor General of India, SAI20 Conference	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/06/2023	Decorative plaque	Gift	-	Saudi Arabian delegation at SAI20 Conference	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/06/2023	Pen and teas	Gift	-	Indonesian delegation at SAI20 Conference	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/06/2023	Mens skin care	Gift	-	Korean delegation at SAI20 Conference	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
21/06/2023	Papua New Guinean hand-made Bilum bag	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
21/06/2023	Papua New Guinean hand-made Bilum bag	Gift	-	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
22/06/2023	Spices and tea	Gift	<$100	Annette Blyton, Murray Darling Basin Authority	Retained by employee	Gift of appreciation for presenting to leadership group	S66 delegate
28/06/2023	Wine glass x 2	Gift	<$100	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Retained by employee	Retirement gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (May 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
26/05/2023	400g Kopi Flores Bajawa Omiyago coffee	Gift	-	Indonesian Fiscal Policy Agency	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (April 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
11/04/2023	EY pre-budget briefing 2023-24	Benefit	<$100	EY	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
14/04/2023	30x40cm framed pressed tin with PNG emblem	Gift	-	Auditor-General's office - Papua New Guinea	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
19/04/2023	Leather lanyard	Gift	-	Indonesian Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
19/04/2023	Scarf	Gift	-	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
19/04/2023	Tie and cufflinks	Gift	-	Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
19/04/2023	Plaque of Temple of Literature	Gift	-	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/04/2023	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Gift	-	Coffee	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
20/04/2023	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Gift	-	Table runners x 10	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (March 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
3/03/2023	Coffee	Gift	<$100	Georgina Jenkins by George Studios	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
8/03/2023	Wicker handbag	Gift	<$100	Aurora (Lola) Magdalena	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
8/03/2023	Cigar	Gift	<$100	Talha Masaud	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
9/03/2023	Assortment of teas and biscuits	Gift	<$100	Aurora (Lola) Magdalena	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
13/03/2023	Snow globe	Gift	<$100	Mongolian National Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/03/2023	Snow globe	Gift	<$100	Mongolian National Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
14/03/2023	Snow globe	Gift	<$100	Mongolian National Audit Office	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Coffee beans and scarf	Gift	-	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Decorative hat and stoles	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Decorative hat and stoles	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Compendium	Gift	<$100	SAI India	Retained by employee	For use at SAI20 meeting	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Compendium	Gift	<$100	SAI India	Retained by employee	For use at SAI20 meeting	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	G20 gift box	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	G20 gift box	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Papyrus artwork	Gift	-	SAI Egypt	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Commemorative statue	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Commemorative plate	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	4 x books	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
16/03/2023	Commemorative plate in presentation box	Gift	-	SAI India	Retained by ANAO	Cultural gift	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (February 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
3/02/2023	Flowers	Gift	<$100	Vanessa Crimmins	Retained by ANAO.	Arrived by unsolicited mail.	S66 delegate
9/02/2023	Framed traditional PNG artwork	Gift	-	PNG Auditor-General’s Office	Retained by ANAO.	Cultural gift.	S66 delegate
9/02/2023	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee.	Cultural gift.	S66 delegate
9/02/2023	Bilum bag	Gift	-	PNG Audit Office	Retained by employee.	Cultural gift.	S66 delegate
17/02/2023	Ceramic pen and pencil holder	Gift	<$100	India Supreme Audit Institute- International Centre for Environmental Audit and Sustainable Development	Retained by employee.	Gift provided to all delegates at conclusion of workshop.	S66 delegate
24/02/2023	Invitation to Operational Excellence Showcase Canberra	Benefit	-	Public Sector Network	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
27/02/2023	Glass ornament	Gift	-	Auditor-General of Palau	Retained by ANAO.	Received during PASAI Congress.	S66 delegate
28/02/2023	HR networking breakfast	Benefit	<$100	Michael Page	Retained by employee.	Professional development and networking opportunity.	S66 delegate
28/02/2023	HR networking breakfast	Benefit	<$100	Michael Page	Retained by employee.	Professional development networking opportunity.	S66 delegate
28/02/2023	HR networking breakfast	Benefit	<$100	Michael Page	Retained by employee.	Professional development and networking opportunity.	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (January 2023)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
9/01/2023	BOM 2023 calendar	Gift	<$100	CEO, Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by employee	Arrived unsolicited in the mail	S66 delegate
10/01/2023	$50 voucher for use for IIA Professional Development Course or IIA Conference	Gift	<$100	Institute of Internal Auditors — Australia	Declined	N/A	N/A
23/01/2023	Invitation to Innovate Australia conference	Benefit	-	Public Sector Network	Declined	N/A	N/A
31/01/2023	The World - book by Simon Montefiore	Gift	<$100	Allen Connor	Declined	N/A	N/A

2022

Gifts and benefits (December 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
5/12/2022	Lunch	Benefit	$40	Invitation: CPA Australia Public Sector Roundtable Lunch with Rob Whiteman, CEO CIPFA	Retained by employee	Professional development and senior executive dialogue opportunity	S66 delegate
9/12/2022	Jasmine tea bags and coffee beans	Gift	$20	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Cultural reasons	S66 delegate
9/12/2022	Tea and chocolate	Gift	$20	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	Cultural reasons	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (November 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
3/11/2022	Invitation to 2022 Leadership in Government Awards	Benefit	-	David Jukes, General Manager - Public Sector, Chartered Accountants Aust/NZ	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
8/11/2022	INCOSAI gift bag	Gift	-	Audit Office of Brazil	Retained by employee	Gift provided to all delegations for INCOSAI	S66 delegate
9/11/2022	Silkscreen on paper	Gift	-	Audit Office of Brazil	Retained by ANAO	Cultural exchange at an international event	N/A
9/11/2022	Bookmark, commemorative stamp, leather bag, commemorative medallion	Gift	-	Enkhjavkhlan Tseyen, Director General of Audit Management and Coordination Department, Mongolian Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Cultural exchange at an international event	N/A
9/11/2022	Box of green teabags	Gift	-	Ms Goh Soon Poh, Auditor-General, Singapore	Retained by employee	Cultural exchange at an international event	S66 delegate
10/11/2022	Business card holder and pen	Gift	-	South Korean Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Cultural exchange at an international event	N/A
17/11/2022	Calendar	Gift	-	Wolters Kluwer	Retained by ANAO	Arrived by unsolicited mail	N/A
21/11/2022	Artbank handbook	Gift	-	Anne-Louise Dawes	Retained by ANAO	Cultural reasons	N/A
21/11/2022	Catalogue	Gift	-	Artbank	Retained by ANAO	Arrived by unsolicited mail	N/A
21/11/2022	Movie tickets	Gift	-	Falun Dafa Association of Australia Inc.	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
21/11/2022	Lunch with CIO and Executive at Courgette	Benefit	-	Winn Connections Group	Declined at point of offer	N/A	N/A
22/11/2022	Catalogue	Gift	-	Artbank	Retained by ANAO	Arrived by unsolicited mail	N/A

Gifts and benefits (October 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
13/10/2022	Table runner	Gift	-	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift from Indonesian delegation	S66 delegate
13/10/2022	Coffee, tea and scarf	Gift	-	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift from Indonesian delegation	S66 delegate
13/10/2022	Coffee, tea and scarf	Gift	-	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift from Indonesian delegation	S66 delegate
13/10/2022	Batik necklace	Gift	-	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural gift	S66 delegate
17/10/2022	Qantas Chairmans Lounge membership	Benefit	-	Qantas Chairman	Retained by employee	Annual renewal of membership	S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (September 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
1/09/2022	Free VIP luncheon for an event with 15 x senior digital, security and technology executives from Federal Government in Canberra	Benefit	>$50	6 Degrees Media	Declined at point of offer.
15/09/2022	Coffee beans (approx. 250g)	Gift		Bahtiar Arif, Secretary-General, Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK)	Retained by employee	The gift was offered during a performance audit coaching visit to BPK in Indonesia. Accepting the gift did not give rise to any independence threats, and it would have been impolite to decline the gift.
15/09/2022	Coffee beans (approx. 250g)	Gift		The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee
20/09/2022	Decorative Pin	Gift		Standing Committee on Public Accounts, House of Commons, Canada	Retained by employee	Received in the mail. Thank you to the Deputy -Auditor General for presenting to the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Conference.

Gifts and benefits (August 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
4/08/2022	Battery operated mini light /lantern	Gift		Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Australia	Retained by employee	Unsolicited gift
28/08/2022	Batik shirt	Gift	-	SAI Indonesia	Retained by employee	Gift provided to all delegates at SAI20 engagement group	S66 delegate
28/08/2022	Shirt and container of coffee	Gift		Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Items given to participants of SAI20 Summit held in Bali, August 2022.
29/08/2022	Decorative plaque and book on Saudi Arabia	Gift		General Court of Audit, Saudi Arabia	Retained by ANAO	Presented to Auditor-General during SAI20 Summit held in Bali, August 2022. To be displayed in Executive area.
30/08/2022	Decorative plaque and two containers of tea	Gift		Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by ANAO	Presented to Auditor-General by Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia during SAI20 Summit held in Bali, August 2022. Plaque to be displayed in Executive area, tea kept for personal use.
30/08/2022	Tie	Gift		SAI India	Retained by employee	Provided during bilateral meeting. Cultural reason.
30/08/2022	SAI120 gift box	Gift		SAI Indonesia	Retained by employee	Gift provided to all delegations for the SAI20 engagement group.
30/08/2022	SAI20 gift box	Gift	-	SAI Indonesia	Retained by employee	Gift provided to all delegates at SAI20 engagement group	S66 delegate
31/08/2022	Jasmine tea	Gift		Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan	Retained by employee	Cultural reason

Gifts and benefits (July 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
11/07/2022	Laptop bag	Gift	<$40	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural reason
11/07/2022	Batik Kangaroo	Gift	>$20	Australian Embassy Jakarta	Retained by ANAO	Cultural reason
17/12/2021	Chief Audit Executives Breakfast forum	Benefit	<$50	Protiviti and Institute of the Internal Auditors Australia	Declined at point of offer

Gifts and benefits (June 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
19/06/2022	Batik stole	Gift	<$20	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural reason
20/06/2022	SAI120 gift bag	Gift	<$50	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural reason
20/06/2022	SAI120 gift bag	Gift	<$50	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural reason
23/06/2022	SAI120 gift bag	Gift	<$50	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Cultural reason

Gifts and benefits (May 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
11/05/2022	Invitation to networking event	Benefit	<$150	Australian Strategic Policy Institute	Declined at point of offer
17/05/2022	Training course	Benefit	<$600	Institute of Internal Auditors Australia	Retained by the ANAO	Benefit to the ANAO
18/05/2022	Invitation to networking event	Benefit	<$100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer

Gifts and benefits (January 2022)

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
10/01/2022	Calendar	Gift	<$50	Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by the ANAO	Arrived unsolicited in the mail.

2021

Gifts and benefits (December 2021)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
17/12/2021	Socks	Gift	<$50	Prosple	Declined at point of offer
17/12/2021	Chairman’s lounge membership	Benefit		Qantas	Retained by employee		S66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (November 2021)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
15/11/2021	Calendar	Gift	<$50	Wolters Kluwer	Retained by the ANAO	Arrived unsolicited by mail
18/11/2021	Calendar	Gift	<$50	Wolters Kluwer	Retained by the ANAO	Arrived unsolicited by mail
19/11/2021	Myer gift card	Gift	$100	Institute of Internal Auditors	Declined at point of offer
23/11/2021	2 calendars	Gifts	<$50	Wolters Kluwer	Retained by the ANAO	Arrived unsolicited by mail

Gifts and benefits (October 2021)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
7/10/2021	Training course	Benefit	<$600	Institute of Internal Auditors Australia	Retained by the ANAO	Benefit to the ANAO
13/10/2021	Invitation to networking event	Benefit	<$150	FST Media	Declined at point of offer
19/10/2021	Complimentary pass to networking event	Gift	<$100	FST Media	Declined at point of offer

Gifts and benefits (July 2021)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
8/07/2021	Virgin Australia frequent flyer Platinum membership	Benefit		Virgin Group Australia	Retained by employee	Benefit to the ANAO	Section 66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (May 2021)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
21/05/2021	Offer of site visit RAAF Amberley	Benefit	<$100	Department of Defence	Declined at point of offer

Gifts and benefits (April 2021)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
7/04/2021	Ernst & Young Women in Leadership breakfast event	Benefit	<$50	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer
29/04/2021	Federal Budget insights virtual event	Benefit	<$100	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Declined at point of offer

Gifts and benefits (February 2021)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
05/02/2021	Networking event invitation	Benefit	$150	Technology One	Declined at point of offer
26/02/2021	EY International GAAP 2021 e-publication	Gift	$200	Ernst & Young	Retained by ANAO	Benefit to the ANAO

Gifts and benefits (January 2021)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
18/01/2021	Calendar 2019	Gift	<$50	Australian Bureau of Meteorology	Misplaced	Unsolicited mail
19/01/2021	Two decorated wooden boxes	Gift	<$50	Embassy of the Republic of Korea	Retained by ANAO	Cultural reason
20/01/2021	Calendar 2020	Gift	<$50	Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment	Retained by ANAO	Unsolicited mail

2020

Gifts and benefits (December 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
18/12/2020	Two calendars 2020	Gift	<$50	Australian Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by ANAO	Unsolicited mail

Gifts and benefits (November 2020)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
26/11/2020	Pen	Gift	<$20	Dr Kerstin Oberprieler, CEO & Co-Founder, PentaQuest	Retained by ANAO	Unsolicited mail

Gifts and benefits (October 2020)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
16/10/2020	Networking invite to Rydges Canberra offered to multiple staff	Gift	<$50	Rydges Canberra	Declined at point of offer
20/10/2020	Qantas Chairman’s lounge membership	Benefit		Qantas Australia frequent flyer club	Retained by employee	Benefit to the ANAO	Section 66 delegate

Gifts and benefits (September 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
27/09/2020	Ticket to Federal Budget virtual breakfast event	Benefit	<$100	Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand	Declined at point of offer

Gifts and benefits (July 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
24/07/2020	Virgin Australia frequent flyer platinum membership	Benefit		Virgin Australia Group	Retained by employee	Benefit to ANAO	Section 66 Delegate

Gifts and benefits (April 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
16/04/2020	Accounting technical update webinar	Benefit	<$50	RSM Australia	Retained by employee	Benefit to ANAO	Section 66 Delegate

Gifts and benefits (March 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
06/03/2020	Invitation to exhibition opening — Endeavour Voyage	Benefit	<$50	Director, National Museum of Australia	Declined
13/03/2020	Workplace training seminar	Benefit	<$50	HWL Ebsworth Lawyers	Retained by employee	Benefit to the ANAO	Section 66 Delegate

Gifts and benefits (February 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
04/02/2020	Networking event	Benefit	<$50	Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation	Declined
17/02/2020	Two invitations to EY Women in Leadership breakfast	Benefit	<$50	Ernst & Young	Declined
18/02/2020	Workplace Training Seminar	Benefit	<$50	HWL Ebsworth Lawyers	Retained by employee	Benefit to the ANAO.	Section 66 Delegate
19/02/2020	Networking event	Benefit	<$50	Australian Government Solicitor	Declined

Gifts and benefits (January 2020)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
07/01/2020	2020 calendar	Gift	<$50	Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by the ANAO	Received via post
09/01/2020	Lunch	Benefit	<$50	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Declined
10/01/2020	2020 calendar	Gift	<$50	Department of Agriculture	Declined
17/01/2020	Networking function	Benefit	<$50	Blackburn Chambers	Declined

2019

Gifts and benefits (1 October to 31 December 2019)

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Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
8/10/2019	Cycling jersey	Gift	<$50	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
9/10/2019	Batik shirt and scarf	Gift	<$50	BPK Indonesia	Retained by the ANAO	Official gift
14/10/2019	Invitation to Noetic Group Annual Event	Gift	$30	Andrew Balmaks, CEO, Noetic Group	Declined
21/10/2019	Billum	Gift	$10	BPK Indonesia	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
22/10/2019	Workplace Training Seminar	Benefit	$10	HWL Ebsworth Lawyers	Retained by employee	Benefit to the ANAO.	Section 66 Delegate
28/10/2019	Invitation to EY Women in Leadership breakfast	Benefit	$40	Ernst & Young	Declined
31/10/2019	Invitation to manager’s forum	Benefit	<$100	ASG Group - IT services	Declined
31/10/2019	Invitation to manager’s forum	Benefit	<$100	ASG Group - IT services	Declined
1/11/2019	Invitation to opening of Spy: Espionage in Australia	Gift	<$50	Mr David Fricker, Director-General, National Archives of Australia	Declined
12/11/2019	Framed PNG Bronzed Billum	Gift	<$100	Auditor-General's Office of Papua New Guinea	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
12/11/2019	Straw Hats and Billums	Gift	<$50	Auditor-General's Office of Papua New Guinea	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
18/11/2019	Plaque, tie and scarf	Gift	<$100	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by the ANAO	Official gift
18/11/2019	Purple spotted tie	Gift	<$50	SAI Vietnam delegation	Retained by the ANAO	Official gift
19/11/2019	2 x mirrors on wooden stands	Gift	<$50	Hudson recruitment	Retained by the ANAO	Received via post
16/12/2019	Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership	Gift		Qantas Chairman	Retained by employee		Section 66 Delegate
17/12/2019	2020 calendar	Gift	<$50	Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by the ANAO	Received via post
18/12/2019	2020 calendar	Gift	<$50	Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by the ANAO	Received via post

Gifts and benefits (1 July to 30 September 2019)

Gifts and benefits register

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
3/07/2019	Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer platinum membership	Benefit		Karl Schuster, CEO Velocity Frequent Flyer
11/07/2019	Dinner and presentation at Courgette restaurant	Gift	<$150	Protiviti	Declined
11/07/2019	2 wine glasses	Gift	<$50	Louise Mayo, Bull and Bear Special Assignments Pty Ltd	Retained by the ANAO
23/07/2019	Metal water bottle	Gift	<$50	Waminda	Retained by employee		Section 66 Delegate
31/07/2019	Scarf	Gift	<$50	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
31/07/2019	Framed metal image of the ‘Temple of Literature’	Gift	<$50	State Audit Office of Vietnam	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
31/07/2019	Scarf	Gift	<$50	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
1/08/2019	Scarf	Gift	<$100	Ms Ikhtaria Syaziah, Research and Development Officer, Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
2/08/2019	Coffee beans	Gift	<$50	Mr Bahtiar Arif, Secretary-General, Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
2/08/2019	Book — The Maritime History of Indonesia	Gift	<$50	National Museum of Indonesia	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
2/08/2019	Scarf	Gift	<$50	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia)	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
2/08/2019	Coffee	Gift	<$50	Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia)	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
2/08/2019	Coffee	Gift	<$50	Mr Bahtiar Arif, Secretary-General, Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
8/08/2019	Traditional fabric	Gift	<$50	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia, Head of Gorontalo representative office	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
8/08/2019	Batik cloth	Gift	<$50	Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia, Head of Gorontalo regional office	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
9/08/2019	Invitation to Dreamworks Animation The Exhibition	Gift	<$50	National Museum of Australia	Declined
12/08/2019	Coffee mug	Gift	<$50	Secretariat, Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
12/08/2019	Shirt	Gift	<$50	Secretariat, Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
13/08/2019	Coffee mug	Gift	<$50	Secretariat, Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions	Retained by employee	Official gift	Section 66 Delegate
16/08/2019	Rebrand launch of Xact Project Management at the War Memorial.	Benefit	<$50	Tooher, Smart and Associates (TSA)	Declined
22/08/2019	Larrakia Nation coffee mug	Gift	<$50	Robert Cooper — Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
22/08/2019	Mug	Gift	<$50	Robert Cooper — Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation	In storage at ANAO	Official gift
3/09/2019	Professional legal training	Benefit	<$200	HWL Ebsworth Lawyers	Utilised by employee		Section 66 Delegate
6/09/2019	Book: Anzac Battlefield	Gift	<$50	Department of Veterans’ Affairs	Retained by employee	Official gift

Gifts and benefits (1 April to 30 June 2019)

Gifts and benefits

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
01/04/2019	Stationery items and a t-shirt provided for use at an International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions working group.	Gift	<$100	Office of the Auditor-General — Republic of Fiji	Retained by employee.	Provided to all participants for use at a working group	Section 66 Delegate
01/04/2019	Stationery items and a t-shirt provided for use at an International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions working group.	Gift	<$100	Office of the Auditor-General — Republic of Fiji	In storage at the ANAO.	Provided to all participants for use at a working group
03/04/2019	Invitation to Europe Day reception	Benefit	<$100	European Union Ambassador to Australia	Declined
09/04/2019	Decorative Plate	Gift	<$100	Auditor-General of the People’s Republic of China	In storage at the ANAO	Official gift
09/04/2019	Book on Shanghai	Gift	<$100	Shanghai Municipal Audit Bureau	Misplaced	Official gift
09/04/2019	Dates (food item)	Gift	<$100	Auditor-General of the United Arab Emirates	Donated	Official gift
02/05/2019	Dinner invitation	Benefit	<$100	Australian Government Solicitor	Declined
17/05/2019	Social event invitation	Benefit	<$100	BellchambersBarrett	Declined
22/05/2019	Invitation to private viewing of exhibition (x2)	Benefit	<$100	Boston Consulting Group	Declined
29/05/2019	Lunch offer (x2)	Benefit	<$100	Nuix	Declined
04/06/2019	Decorative spoons and chopsticks	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit and Inspection of the Republic of Korea	Accepted	In storage at the ANAO
17/06/2019	Invitation to networking event	Benefit	<$100	Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation	Declined

Gifts and benefits (1 January to 31 March 2019)

Gifts and benefits

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer
10/01/2019	Calendar.	Gift	<$100	Bureau of Meteorology.	Retained by Employee.	Received unsolicited.	Section 66 Delegate
21/01/2019	Calendar.	Gift	<$100	Bureau of Meteorology.	Retained by ANAO.	Received unsolicited.
23/01/2019	Dinner invitation.	Gift	<$100	Macquarie Telecom Group.	Declined at point of offer.
29/01/2019	Networking function invite.	Benefit	<$100	Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation.	Declined at point of offer.
04/02/2019	Breakfast invitation.	Benefit	<$100	Ernst and Young.	Declined at point of offer.
05/02/2019	Drinks invitation.	Benefit	<$100	Blackburn Chambers.	Declined at point of offer.
06/02/2019	5g decorative gold bar.	Gift	$300	Audit Board of Indonesia	Retained by ANAO.	Gift of gratitude.
12/02/2019	Post budget lunch invitation.	Benefit	<$150	Synergy.	Declined at point of offer.
21/02/2019	International GAAP books for 2019.	Gift	$350	Peter Bernikel.	On display at ANAO.	Received unsolicited.
21/02/2019	Price Waterhouse Cooper budget insight breakfast invitation.	Benefit	<$100	Adrian King.	Declined at point of offer.
26/02/2019	Accounting workshop invitation.	Benefit	<$100	RSM Australia.	Declined at point of offer.
06/03/2019	Federal budget dinner invitation.	Benefit	<$100	Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ.	Declined at point of offer.

2018

Gifts and benefits (1 July to 31 December 2018)

Gifts and benefits

Date offered	Description	Gift or Benefit	Estimated Value	Name of Donor	Status of gift or benefit	Reason for acceptance	Approving Officer if gift/benefit retained
17/12/2018	Invitation - National Museum of Australia	Benefit	<$100	National Museum of Australia	Declined	n/a
29/11/2018	2019 Calendar	Gift	<$100	Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
17/09/2018	2019 Calendar	Gift	<$100	Department of Veterans’ Affairs	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
15/10/2018	Book & CD	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
18/12/2018	2019 Calendar	Gift	<$100	Bureau of Meteorology	Declined at point of offer	n/a
12/12/2018	Complimentary cookies from QBT	Gift	<$100	QBT	Declined at point of offer	n/a
17/12/2018	2 Umbrellas	Gift	<$100	SG Fleet	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
30/08/2018	Boxed earrings	Gift	<$100	Samoa	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
7/12/2018	Baseball cap, insulated mug and poncho	Gift	<$100	Yerin Aboriginal Health Centre	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
7/12/2018	Ceramic mug, orange and white	Gift	<$100	Bungree Aboriginal Association	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
7/12/2018	Plastic satchel with notebook, pencil case, headphones, drink bottle,	Gift	<$100	Bungree Aboriginal Association	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
7/12/2018	Lanyard	Gift	<$100	Bungree Aboriginal Association	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
7/12/2018	Grey and black backpack	Gift	<$100	Bungree Aboriginal Association	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
7/12/2018	Weatherproof black jacket	Gift	<$100	Bungree Aboriginal Association	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
7/12/2018	Dot Painting - Acrylic on canvas	Gift	$300	Bungree Aboriginal Association	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
7/12/2018	box of chocolates, card	Gift	<$100	IPFA	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
29/11/2018	2 children’s T-shirts	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
7/12/2018	VIESCA MAP SCARF	Gift	<$100	Shanghai Municipal Auditing Bureau	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
5/12/2018	box of chocolate and 2019 calendar diary	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Declined at point of offer	n/a
5/12/2018	box of chocolates and 2019 diary	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Declined at point of offer	n/a
22/11/2018	3 x Coffee Keeper cups	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit Inspection (BAI) Korea	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
20/11/2018	Invite to Awards Ceremony	Gift	<$100	Australia Awards Indonesia	Declined at point of offer	n/a
20/11/2018	Invite to BAGAS Award Ceremony	Gift	<$100	Australia Awards Indonesia	Declined at point of offer	n/a
19/11/2018	Invitation to EY Women in Leadership breakfast	Benefit	<$100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer	n/a
6/11/2018	Invite to Drupal South 2018 conference	Benefit	<$100	OPC IT Pty Ltd	Declined at point of offer	n/a
6/11/2018	Invite to Drupal South 2018 conference	Benefit	<$100	OPC IT Pty. Ltd	Declined at point of offer	n/a
5/11/2018	Invite to Super Forum	Benefit	<$100	Deloitte	Retained by employee	Relevant to Audit work	S66 Delegate
5/11/2018	Huntsman Essential 8 Rubik’s cube	Gift	<$100	Thales	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
18/09/2018	Framed Metal Art	Gift	<$100	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
18/09/2018	Coffee Drip Bags	Gift	<$100	State Audit Office of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
1/11/2018	Two boxes of chocolates	Gift	<$100	National Development Council of Taiwan	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
25/10/2018	PNG woven purse	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
25/10/2018	PNG Billum	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
22/10/2018	Invitation to dinner event	Benefit	<$100	Australian Professional and Ethical Standards Board	Declined at point of offer	n/a
16/10/2018	Billum	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
3/10/2018	4 x Kakadu National Park Branded hat	Gift	<$100	Kakadu National Park	Declined at point of offer	n/a
29/08/2018	Samoan Carved Oar	Gift	<$100	Samoan Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
25/09/2018	Working lunches during AIMS Council meeting	Benefit	<$100	Australian Institute of Marine Science Council	Retained by employee	Part of work meeting	S66 Delegate
28/09/2018	2018 TeamMate Oceania User Forum	Benefit	<$100	TeamMate	Retained by employee^a	Accepted	S66 Delegate
24/09/2018	Department of Veterans Affairs 2019 Calendar	Gift	<$100	Department of Veterans Affairs	In storage at ANAO	Received unsolicited
19/09/2018	Rickshaw Art	Gift	<$100	Auditor General of Indonesia	In storage at ANAO	Gift of gratitude
20/08/2018	Book - House of REPRESENTATIVES Practice, Seventh Edition	Gift	<$100	Clerk of the House	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited	S66 Delegate
10/09/2018	Invitation to attend AIMS Council Reception	Benefit	No Value	AIMS Chairman	Declined at point of offer	n/a
30/08/2018	Rattan box and two pairs of earrings	Gift	<$100	Samoa SAI delegate	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
23/08/2018	Postcard, Chips and chocolate	Gift	<$100	Secondee	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
21/08/2018	Boxed black pen with gold trimming	Gift	<$100	National Assembly of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
21/08/2018	Boxed Black pen, gold trim	Gift	<$100	National Assembly of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
21/08/2018	Gold plaque with wooden frame	Gift	<$100	National Assembly of Vietnam	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
8/08/2018	Balinese mask	Gift	<$100	Bali Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
17/07/2018	Sarong	Gift	<$100	Bali Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
17/07/2018	Power Bank	Gift	<$100	Bali Audit Office	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
17/07/2018	Wrapped gift	Gift	<$100	International Centre for Environment	Declined at point of offer	n/a
18/07/2018	Stationary set	Gift	<$100	Bali Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
18/07/2018	Coffee - two bags	Gift	<$100	Bali Audit Office	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	S66 Delegate
25/07/2018	Book	Gift	<$100	Publishing house	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
24/07/2018	Dinner invitation	Benefit	<$100	Cromwell Building Services	Declined at point of offer	n/a
9/07/2018	PNG Coffee beans 250gm	Gift	<$100	PNG Audit office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude

Note a: At late notice, the Officer was unable to attend the conference.

,

Gifts and benefits (1 January to 30 June 2018)

Gifts and benefits

Date Offered	Description of Gift	Gift or Benefit	Approx. value	Name of Donor	Status of Gift / benefit	Reason for Acceptance	Approving Officer if gift / benefit retained
29/04/2018	Batik scarf	Gift	<$100	Indonesian Secondee	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	s66 Delegate
23/04/2018	Book entitled ‘Novel and Conventional Methods of Audit, Investigation and Fraud Detection’ by CA Chetan Dalal	Gift	<$100	Stantons International	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
19/04/2018	Two postcards	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by employee	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
19/04/2018	Wind-up toy model of sushi	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by employee	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants	s66 Delegate
19/04/2018	Hand painted cards	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	s66 Delegate
19/04/2018	Lemongrass air spray	Gift	<$100	Auditor-General of Bhutan	Retained by employee	Gift of gratitude	s66 Delegate
19/04/2018	Qua lacquerware dish	Gift	<$100	Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
19/04/2018	Three postcards	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by employee	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
18/04/2018	Tea	Gift	<$100	Auditor-General of Mauritius	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
18/04/2018	Postcards	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
18/04/2018	Gift bag from Kuwait	Gift	<$100	State Audit Bureau of Kuwait	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
18/04/2018	Two scrolls and one plate	Gift	<$100	Auditor-General of Bhutan	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude
18/04/2018	Gift box including a souvenir display dish, eraser and a pen	Gift	<$100	State Audit Bureau of Kuwait	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants.
18/04/2018	Singapore Tea (1872 Clipper Tea Co)	Gift	<$100	Institute of Internal Auditors	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
17/04/2018	Two boomerangs	Gift	<$100	Koomurri	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
17/04/2018	Two bathroom packs	Gift	<$100	Office of the Auditor-General – Republic of Fiji	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
17/04/2018	Three postcards	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by employee	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
17/04/2018	Bag from Kuwait	Gift	<$100	State Audit Bureau of Kuwait	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
17/04/2018	Key ring with sushi design	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
10/04/2018	Viewing of Cartier Exhibition^a	Benefit	<$100	National Gallery of Australia	Accepted	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
10/04/2018	Viewing of Cartier Exhibition^a	Benefit	<$100	National Gallery of Australia	Accepted	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
10/04/2018	Viewing of Cartier Exhibition^a	Benefit	<$100	National Gallery of Australia	Accepted	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
10/04/2018	Viewing of Cartier Exhibition^a	Benefit	<$100	National Gallery of Australia	Accepted	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
10/04/2018	Viewing of Cartier Exhibition^a	Benefit	<$100	National Gallery of Australia	Accepted	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
27/03/2018	Eight cup cakes (Easter theme)	Gift	<$100	Canprint	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
22/03/2018	‘Topwatch’ Biosecurity calendars and posters	Gift	<$100	Department of Agriculture and Water Resources	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
2/03/2018	3 assorted sweet items	Gift	<$100	Japanese secondee	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited	s66 Delegate
28/02/2018	Gift-boxed book on Indonesian writing ‘Inscribing Identity’	Gift	<$100	Indonesian Museum	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
28/02/2018	Book	Gift	<$100	National Monument Museum Jakarta	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
28/02/2018	Invitation - RSM Alumni event	Benefit	<$100	RSM Australia	Declined at point of offer	n/a
22/02/2018	Ticket to EY Women in Leadership Breakfast	Benefit	<$100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer	n/a
14/02/2018	International Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) 2018 (3 book set)	Gift	>$100	Ernst & Young	On display at ANAO	n/a
12/02/2018	Invitation - Women in Leadership Breakfast	Benefit	< $100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer	n/a
7/02/2018	Working Lunch	Benefit	<$100	KPMG Adelaide	Accepted	Part of work meeting	s66 Delegate
2/02/2018	Launch of Glide Taxi Solution	Benefit	<$100	Diners Club Australia	Declined at point of offer	n/a
1/02/2018	Personal Grooming Kit	Gift	<$100	Papua New Guinea Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
31/01/2018	Invitation to ARPC Cocktail Function post Board meeting	Benefit	<$100	Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation	Declined at point of offer	n/a
22/01/2018	BoM 2018 Calendar	Gift	<$100	Bureau of Meteorology	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
12/01/2018	TeamMate Calendar for 2018	Gift	<$100	TeamMate	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
8/01/2018	Australian Antarctic Program 2018 calendar	Gift	<$100	Australian Antarctic Division	Declined at point of offer	n/a
2/01/2018	Invite to AGS Back to Work Drinks	Benefit	<$100	Australian Government Solicitor	Declined at point of offer	n/a

Note a: The escorted and targeted viewing of components of the exhibition occurred as part of the audit ‘Management of the National Collections’, Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2017–18. Public reporting of gifts and benefits, even if they form part of an audit, supports the Auditor-General’s commitment to transparency, accountability and independence.

2017

Gifts and benefits (1 July to 30 December 2017)

Gifts and benefits

Date Offered	Description of Gift	Gift or Benefit	Approx. value	Name of Donor	Status of Gift / benefit	Reason for Acceptance	Approving Officer if gift / benefit retained
18/12/2017	Cupcakes delivered by ANAO contractor at Christmas	Gift	<$100	Canprint	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
8/12/2017	Promotional item - desk calendars	Gift	<$100	Prodata	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
7/12/2017	Double Frame - colour etching Mt Fuji and photograph of Mt Fuji	Gift	<$100	Board of Audit of Japan	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
6/12/2017	Chocolates received as a thank-you for presenting at PNG Leadership and Governance in the Public Sector course run by UNSW as part of DFAT’s Australian Awards program	Gift	<$100	Australia New Zealand awards	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
6/12/2017	Chocolates received as a thank-you for presenting at PNG Leadership and Governance in the Public Sector course run by UNSW as part of DFAT’s Australian Awards program	Gift	<$100	University of NSW	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
1/12/2017	2 bottles of wine	Gift	<$100	Australian National Centre for Audit & Assurance Research	Declined at point of offer	n/a
30/11/2017	Invitation to Panel Discussion at National Press Club: ‘Kicking Goals: Three successful Australian leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges in levelling the playing field for women in corporate Australia, the public service and sport’	Benefit	<$100	Synergy Group	Declined at point of offer	n/a
29/11/2017	Invitation to Panel Discussion at National Press Club: ‘Kicking Goals: Three successful Australian leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges in levelling the playing field for women in corporate Australia, the public service and sport’	Benefit	<$100	Synergy Group	Declined at point of offer	n/a
15/11/2017	Temple of Prambanan wooden desk plaque given to manager of secondee from Indonesia	Gift	<$100	Indonesian Secondee to the ANAO	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
10/11/2017	Invitation to attend 30th anniversary of Tech1	Benefit	<$100	Technology 1	Declined at point of offer	n/a
9/11/2017	Invitation to attend “Hyperreal” at National Gallery	Benefit	<$100	Clayton Utz	Declined at point of offer	n/a
8/11/2017	Invite to Maddocks 5 Year Anniversary/Xmas Party	Benefit	<$100	Maddocks Legal	Declined at point of offer	n/a
7/11/2017	2 T-shirts presented to performance audit team at the conclusion of their visit to the Stradbroke Island medical centre.	Gift	<$100	Yulu-Burri-Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
5/11/2017	Batik scarf presented to ANAO officer who collected an Indonesian Secondee from the airport	Gift	<$100	Indonesian Secondee	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
1/11/2017	Boxed Picture of man riding a bicycle – Silver presented to the Deputy Auditor General by the Vice Chair Professor Dr Bahrullah Akbar of The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Gift	<$100	The Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
24/10/2017	Invitation to attend executive forum - donor is contracted to undertake a performance audit	Benefit	>$100	Callida Consulting	Declined at point of offer	n/a
23/10/2017	Batik cotton wall hanging presented to ANAO by Indonesian Delegation	Gift	<$100	Delegation of Indonesian government officials	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
20/10/2017	Payment of drink whilst at a business meeting	Benefit	<$100	Auditee	Declined at point of offer	n/a
16/10/2017	Promotional item - Department of Veterans’ Affairs 2018 Commemorative Calendar, Australia’s Official War Artists	Gift	<$100	Department of Veterans’ Affairs	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
16/10/2017	Dinner invitation	Benefit	>$100	CPA Australia	Declined at point of offer	n/a
11/10/2017	Candle presented as a thank you for participating in training of an international delegation on ANAO procedures and policies for audit preparation and management.	Gift	<$100	Macquarie University	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
11/10/2017	Candle presented as a thank you for participating in training of an international delegation on ANAO procedures and policies for audit preparation and management.	Gift	<$100	Macquarie University	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
11/10/2017	Candle presented as a thank you for participating in training of an international delegation on ANAO procedures and policies for audit preparation and management.	Gift	<$100	Macquarie University	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
11/10/2017	Scholarship Program for Strengthening Reforming Institutions – Republic of Indonesia plaque presented as a thank you for participating in training of an international delegation on ANAO procedures and policies for audit preparation and management.	Gift	<$100	Indonesian Ministry of National Development and Planning	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
11/10/2017	Wooden Mask presented as a thank you for participating in training of an international delegation on ANAO procedures and policies for audit preparation and management.	Gift	>$100	Indonesian Ministry of National Development and Planning	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
4/10/2017	Complimentary ticket to Gartner symposium	Benefit	>$1000	Gartner	Declined at point of offer	n/a
4/10/2017	Complimentary ticket to Gartner symposium	Benefit	>$1000	Gartner	Declined at point of offer	n/a
13/9/2017	Katnook Estate Cab Sav 2013	Gift	<$100	CA ANZ	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
13/9/2017	Mug presented as part of ceremony for signing DSS Financial Statements.	Gift	<$100	Department of Social Services	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
22/8/2017	Invite to lunch at press club with speech about High Court consideration of dual citizen MPs	Benefit	<$100	Maddocks Lawyers	Declined at point of offer	n/a
14/8/2017	Invitation to launch of the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation	Benefit	<$100	50/50 by 2030 Foundation	Declined at point of offer	n/a
11/8/2017	Grass woven matt with Tuvalu entwined in design presented to participants at PASAI Congress	Gift	<$100	Tuvalu Audit Office	Retained by Officer	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants	s66 Delegate
10/8/2017	Institute of Internal Auditors Publications	Gift	>$100	Institute of Internal Auditors	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited
7/08/2017	Travel costs to attend 22nd Tokyo International Meeting on Audit	Benefit	>$1000	Board of Audit Japan	Retained by Officer	Gift of Gratitude offered to all panellists	S66 Delegate
7/8/2017	Sarong presented to head of delegation at PASAI Congress	Gift	<$100	Tuvaluan Audit Office	Retained by Officer	Gift of Gratitude	s66 Delegate
7/8/2017	Conference Pack (T-shirt, Stationery, Scarf) presented to all participants at the PASAI Congress for use at the meeting	Gift	<$100	PASAI	Retained by Officer	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants	s66 Delegate
7/8/2017	Woven mat, Woven fan presented to participants at PASAI Congress	Gift	<$100	Tuvaluan Government	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants
28/7/2017	Ticket to conference	Benefit	>$1000	Techfest	Declined at point of offer	n/a
27/7/2017	Money clip and pottery tea set given to ANAO team who presented to a Taiwanese delegation on PGPA and Value For Money audits.	Gift	>$100	Taiwanese delegation	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
27/7/2017	Money clip or bookmark given to ANAO team who presented to a Taiwanese delegation on PGPA and Value For Money audits.	Gift	<$100	Taiwanese delegation	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
27/7/2017	Money clip or bookmark given to ANAO team who presented to a Taiwanese delegation on PGPA and Value For Money audits.	Gift	<$100	Taiwanese delegation	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
27/7/2017	Lunch provided to staff member in capacity as member of the Australasian Council of Auditors General peer review team, when undertaking peer review of the Western Australia Audit Office	Benefit	<$100	Office of the Auditor General, Western Australia	Accepted	Gift of Gratitude offered to all participants	s66 Delegate
21/7/2017	Audit New Zealand pen in gift box as part of meetings with NZ peers - promotional items from Audit NZ	Gift	<$100	NZ Audit Office	Retained by Officer	Gift of Gratitude	s66 Delegate
17/7/2017	Hardcover academic text, “The Reality of Budgetary Reforms in OECD” (edited by John Wanna) – presented as a thank-you for addressing postgraduate students at Crawford school, Australian National University	Gift	>$100	Australian National University	Retained by ANAO	Gift of Gratitude
12/07/2017	Invitation to charity cocktail event	Benefit	<$100	Bravery Trust	Declined at point of offer	n/a
11/07/2017	XXII-INCOSAI 2016 UAE conference medallion and presentation box	Gift	<$100	UAE SAI	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited

Gifts and benefits (1 January to 30 June 2017)

Gifts offered

Date registered	Description of gift	Approx. value	Name of donor	Status of gift (ANAO or officer)	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer of retained gift/s by an individual employee
18/1/17	Vase on stand and plate	<$100	China’s Auditor-General of the Military Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
18/1/17	Decorative fan	<$100	China’s Auditor-General of the Military Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
18/1/17	Boxed pen set	<$100	China’s Auditor-General of the Military Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
18/1/17	Boxed pen set	<$100	China’s Auditor-General of the Military Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
1/2/17	Five 12oz Plastic Coffee Cups	<$100	CIT Solutions	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
8/2/17	Two of: three volume book set — International GAAP 2017	>$100	Ernst & Young	Retained by ANAO	Received unsolicited via mail	n/a
16/2/17	Glass plaque	<$100	Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
14/3/17	Peruvian chullo (beanie)	<$100	Peruvian National Audit Office	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude sent via mail	n/a
23/3/17	Bodhi-tree	≤$100	Comptroller & Auditor General of India	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
24/3/17	Framed Sanjhi-Uttar Pradesh — the papercut art	≤$100	Comptroller & Auditor General of India	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
31/3/17	Tea and coffee bags	<$100	Indonesian ACAG delegation	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
31/3/17	PNG bilum	<$100	PNG ACAG delegation	Retained by ANAO	Gift of gratitude	n/a
13/4/17	Ticket to Australian Hearings 70th anniversary	<$100	Australian Hearing	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
3/5/17	Glass plaque	<$100	Department of Defence	Retained by officer	Gift of gratitude	Section 66 delegate
3/5/17	Medallion	<$100	Department of Defence	Retained by officer	Gift of gratitude	Section 66 delegate

Benefits offered

Date registered	Description of benefit	Approx. value	Name of donor	Status of benefit	Reason for acceptance	Approving officer of retained benefit/s by an individual employee
22/2/17	INVITATION: Ashurst UN Women: International Women’s Day lunch	<$100	Sarah Ross-Smith	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
23/2/17	Free ticket to attend CA ANZ Audit Conference (offered as I am a member of the CA ANZ Audit Advisory Committee)	>$100	Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
27/2/17	Invitation to breakfast	<$100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
27/2/17	Ticket to EY Women in Leadership breakfast	<$100	Ernst & Young	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
27/3/17	Lunch invitation with Szymon Duniec & Stacey Lewis of ORIMA Research	≤$100	ORIMA Research	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
31/3/17	Breakfast seminar invitation with guest speaker Professor. Dirk Zetzsche	<$100	King Wood and Mallesons	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
6/4/17	Attendance at Federal Budget Dinner 2017	≤$100	Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand	Originally accepted. [unable to attend on the day]	Member of the CA ANZ ACT Regional Council	n/a
13/4/17	Leading with influence workshop and lunch	<$100	RSM Australia	Accepted	Interested in content; invited as part of alumni of firm rather than as an ANAO officer	Section 66 delegate
5/6/17	MacTel Function following their secure gateway contract extension briefing	<$100	MacTel	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a
13/6/17	Invitation to 2017 Public Sector Forum	>$100	Macquarie Graduate School of Management	Declined at point of offer	n/a	n/a

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