The Department of Communities Tasmania appropriately manages the giving and receipt of gifts, actions that may result in a benefit to an employee or the Agency and the provision of hospitality to employees to ensure that employee and Agency functions are performed in a fair, transparent, ethical, professional and impartial manner. The Agency’s Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Procedure outlines how gifts, benefits and hospitality are to be managed and reported.
The Procedure outlines the circumstances under which gifts, benefits and hospitality can be received by an employee. It also provides for maintenance of a Gift Register to record information about gifts that are accepted including when the offer was made, the value of the offer and who was making the offer. Under the Procedure, the Agency will publicly report any gifts, benefits and hospitality received where the value is over $100 or where the cumulative value received from one person or organisation is over $100 in a financial year.
The registers below show gifts, benefits and hospitality that have been received by employees of the Department of Communities Tasmania since 1 July 2018. The registers are updated on a quarterly basis.
Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register by Financial Years
Date of Receipt of Offer | Description of gift, benefit and / or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person / Organisation offering gift, benefit and / or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
01/09/2021 | Invitation to event | Invitation received from key stakeholder | Football Tasmania CEO | $120 |
25/11/21 | Gift Box containing flowers, wine, chocolate and fresh fruit | Agency thank you gift | Client | $120 |
02/12/21 | Invitation to event - table for 8-10 people | Invitation received from key stakeholder | Director, Awards Australia | $1,100.00 |
There are no declarations required for the period of 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021.
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
Date of Receipt of Offer | Description of gift, benefit and / or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person / Organisation offering gift, benefit and / or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4/07/2019 | Invitation to event | Invitation received from key stakeholder | AFL - North Melbourne Football Club | $100.00 |
19/07/19 | Invitation to event | Invitation received from key stakeholder | Aaron Pidgeon, CEO Netball Tasmania | $240.00 |
31/07/2019 | Tickets to game | Invitation received from key stakeholder | Glynis Devereux, State President Southern Tasmania Netball Association | $320.00 |
21/08/2019 | Invitation to event | Invitation received from key stakeholder | Chairman, Board and CEO, Cricket Tasmania | $100.00 |
26/08/2019 | Invitation to event | Invitation received from key stakeholder | AFL Tasmania | $120.00 |
16/09/2019 | Tickets to event | Event was to fund raise for a housing organisation. | Aldo Antolli, CEO Pathways Inc | $300.00 |
13/01/2020 | Invitation to Event | Invitation received from key stakeholder | Cricket Tasmania | $240.00 |
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
Date of Receipt of Offer | Description of gift, benefit and / or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person / Organisation offering gift, benefit and / or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
28/12/2018 | Two Tickets to Hobart International for the Tennis Tasmania box | Maintains stakeholder relationships. Departmental representation at the event | Darren Sturgess Tennis Tasmania | $150.00 |
18/05/2019 | Two tickets to AFL match at Blundstone arena – North Melbourne versus Sydney Swans | Maintain stakeholder relationships. Departmental representation at the event. | AFL Tasmania | $200.00 |
Provision of gifts, benefits and hospitality by agency
| Date gift, benefit and / or hospitality provided | Description of gift, benefit and / or hospitality offered | Reason gift, benefit and / or hospitality was provided | Person / Organisation offering gift, benefit and / or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and / or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20/9/2018 | 54 bales of hay | Part of state’s assistance to drought relief for NSW and QLD. | Ashley Youth Detention Centre | $2,500.00 |