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Gifts and benefits register

In accordance with the Australian Public Service Commission guidance all AOFM officials must not accept gifts or benefits which might reasonably be seen to compromise their integrity. In the course of official duties, AOFM officials received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds $A100 (excluding GST).

July 2023 - September 2023

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
Ongoing 30/09/2023 Qantas Chairmans Lounge A Hughes Qantas Invitation from Qantas Not Applicable
18/07/2023 18/07/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 1 AOFM official Westpac Business meals $100.00
27/07/2023 15/08/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Bank of America Business meals $300.00
01/08/2023 15/08/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials CitiBank Business meals $300.00
04/08/2023 04/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes Westpac Westpac/RBA Event $125.00
08/08/2023 14/08/2023 Meal/seminar 5 AOFM officials NAB ASF Event $250.00
08/08/2023 14/08/2023 Dinner 1 AOFM official Bank of Queensland Business meals $100.00
10/08/2023 13/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes Westpac Westpac Event $125.00
13/08/2023 15/08/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials ANZ Business meals $450.00
14/08/2023 15/08/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 3 AOFM officials JP Morgan Business meals $400.00
15/08/2023 25/07/2023 Breakfast/Seminar A Hughes ABE ABE Event $125.00
15/08/2023 25/07/2023 Breakfast/Seminar 1 AOFM official Barrenjoey ABE Event $125.00
22/08/2023 04/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 1 AOFM official Commonwealth Bank Business meals $100.00
01/09/2023 13/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes KangaNews WiBF National Industry Awards $100.00
08/09/2023 04/10/2023 Breakfast A Hughes ANZ ANZ Event $100.00
08/09/2023 04/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Westpac Business meals $200.00  
12/09/2023 12/09/2023 Lunch 1 AOFM official Barrenjoey Business meals $100.00
19/09/2023 09/10/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials JP Morgan Business meals $300.00
20/09/2023 09/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials JP Morgan Investor meeting $300.00
21/09/2023 09/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Deutsche Bank Business meals $200.00
22/09/2023 09/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Westpac Investor meeting $400.00
25/09/2023 09/10/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Commonwealth Bank Business meals $300.00
26/09/2023 09/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Deutsche Bank Business meals $150.00
26/09/2023 09/10/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Deutsche Bank Business meals $400.00
27/09/2023 09/10/2023 Drinks A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Deutsche Bank Investor meeting $100.00
27/09/2023 06/10/2023 Conference 1 AOFM official IMN Conferences Speaking engagement $3,000.00
28/09/2023 06/10/2023 Lunch 1 AOFM official Societe Generale Business meals $150.00
28/09/2023 09/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Westpac Business meals $400.00
29/09/2023 09/10/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials Westpac Investor meeting $250.00

April 2023 - June 2023

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
18/04/2023 12/04/2023 Conference and Dinner 1 AOFM official

Deutsche Bank

Conference and Business meal $150.00
20/04/2023 06/05/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 3 AOFM officials

Citibank

Business meals  $320.00
27/04/2023 30/03/2023 Dinner A Hughes and guest ANZ Business meals $250.00
19/05/2023 22/05/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 3 AOFM officials Barrenjoey Business meals $400.00
24/05/2023 30/05/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 3 AOFM officials Westpac Business meals $600.00
01/06/2023 18/06/2023 Conference 30 AOFM officials BCA Research Conference $333.80
05/06/2023 26/05/2023 Conference A Hughes Westpac Conference $340.00
06/06/2023 07/06/2023 Drinks 6 AOFM officials Refinitiv Business meal $200.00

January 2023 - March 2023

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
24/01/2023 10/02/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 3 AOFM officials

Deutsche Bank

Business meals  $400.00
08/02/2023 10/02/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 1 AOFM official

UBS

Meeting and Business meals  $200.00
08/02/2023 10/02/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 1 AOFM official

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Meeting and Business meals $200.00
09/02/2023 10/02/2023 Lunch A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials

Yieldbroker

Meeting and Business meals  $300.00
21/02/2023 06/03/2023 Dinner A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials

Westpac

Meeting and Business meals $200.00
23/02/2023 06/03/2023 Lunch

A Hughes and 2 AOFM officials

UBS Meeting and Business meals $100.00
02/03/2023 15/03/2023 Gifts 4 AOFM officials

Timor-Leste Ministry of Finance

Gifts $131.60
14/03/2023 23/03/2023 Dinner 3 AOFM officials

ANZ

Meeting and Business meals $240.00
15/03/2023 23/03/2023 Lunch 2 AOFM officials

NAB

Meeting and Business meals $150.00
16/03/2023 22/03/2023 Lunch 3 AOFM officials

Credit Suisse

Meeting and Business meals $180.00
30/03/2023 28/03/2023 Conference and Breakfast A Hughes and 1 AOFM official Objective WIC  Conference and Business meals $100.00

October 2022 - December 2022

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
24/10/2022 31/10/2022 Lunch and Dinner 2 AOFM officials

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Conference and Business meals  $175.00
25/10/2022 31/10/2022 Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 2 AOFM officials

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Conference and Business meals $200.00
25/10/2022 04/10/2022 Conference 1 AOFM official

Avepoint

Conference $100.00
26/10/2022 27/10/2022 Lunch 1 AOFM official

Westpac

Business meal  $100.00
27/10/2022 08/11/2022 Drinks 1 AOFM official

National Australia Bank

Business meal  $100.00
03/11/2022 08/11/2022 Lunch 2 AOFM officials

Standard Chartered Bank

Business meal  $150.00
03/11/2022 08/11/2022 Conference and Dinner 1 AOFM official

ASIC

Conference and Business meal $2,500.00
10/11/2022 25/11/2022 Lunch 2 AOFM officials

Westpac

Business meal $100.00
11/11/2022 25/11/2022 Lunch 2 AOFM officials

Westpac

Business meal $100.00
14/11/2022 25/11/2022 Dinner 2 AOFM officials

UBS

Business meal $300.00
17/11/2022 24/11/2022 Meals, Transportation and Accommodation 1 AOFM official

Economic Society of Australia

Conference and Business meal $380.00
21/11/2022 22/11/2022 Drinks 1 AOFM official

ASPL

Business meal $100.00
24/11/2022 26/10/2022 Drinks 1 AOFM official

Horizon One

Business meal $100.00
01/12/2022 07/12/2022 Conference and Dinner 7 AOFM officials Australian Securitisation Forum Conference and Business meals $300.00

July 2022 - September 2022

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
11/07/2022 29/08/2022 Dinner R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

Westpac

Business meal  $600.00
13/07/2022 29/08/2022 Dinner R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

JP Morgan

Business meal  $600.00
14/07/2022 29/08/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

ANZ

Business meal  $300.00
14/07/2022 29/08/2022 Dinner R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

ANZ

Business meal  $600.00
14/07/2022 29/08/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

ANZ

Business meal  $300.00
09/08/2022 18/08/2022 Dinner R Nicholl, 5 AOFM officials

Deutsche Bank

Business meal  $600.00
17/08/2022 18/08/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 4 AOFM officials

Barrenjoey

Business meal  $400.00
01/09/2022 06/10/2022 Dinner R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Business meal $300.00
02/09/2022 02/09/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM officials Westpac Business meal  $400.00
08/09/2022 08/09/2022 Dinner 2 AOFM officials

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Conference and Business meal $500.00
08/09/2022 27/10/2022 Breakfast 1 AOFM official

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Conference and Business meal $100.00
20/09/2022 06/10/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)

Business meal $400.00
27/09/2022 06/10/2022 Lunch 4 AOFM officials

JP Morgan

Business meal $400.00
28/09/2022 13/10/2022 Lunch 2 AOFM officials

Macquarie Bank

Business meal $300.00
29/09/2022 13/10/2022 Lunch 2 AOFM officials

National Australia Bank

Business meal $300.00

April 2022 - June 2022

Date received

Date recorded

Gift/item/benefit/service

Received by 

Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country)

Occasion

Estimated value

01/04/2022

01/07/2022

Lunch

3 AOFM officials

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Business lunch

$  450.00

13/04/2022

01/07/2022

Lunch

R Nicholl, 1 AOFM official

UBS

Business lunch

$  300.00

02/05/2022

06/05/2022

Lunch

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

National Bank of Australia

Business lunch

$  300.00

04/05/2022

06/05/2022

Ticket to Treasurer debate

2 AOFM officials

Westpac Banking Corporation

Debate and lunch

$  300.00

13/05/2022

23/05/2022

Breakfast

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

UBS with investor Axa

Business meal

$  300.00

13/05/2022

23/05/2022

Lunch

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

UBS with investor CIC

Business meal

$  450.00

16/05/2022

23/05/2022

Lunch

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

CBA with investor NN Investment Partners

Business meal

$  300.00

17/05/2022

23/05/2022

Dinner

2 AOFM officials

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Business meal

$  200.00

18/05/2022

23/05/2022

Breakfast

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

UBS with investor Schonfeld

Business meal

$  150.00

18/05/2022

23/05/2022

Lunch

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

UBS

Business meal

$  225.00

19/05/2022

23/05/2022

Dinner

2 AOFM officials

Deutsche Bank

Business meal

$  300.00

20/05/2022

23/05/2022

Breakfast

R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials

Deutsche Bank with investor Millennium

Business meal

$  150.00

03/06/2022

01/07/2022

Lunch

2 AOFM officials

ANZ with investor CBA Balance Sheet

Business meal

$  300.00

28/06/2022

29/06/2022

Ticket to CEO’s ABE speech

1 AOFM official

Barrenjoey

Speech and lunch

$  195.00

30/06/2022

30/06/2022

4th National Indigenous Art Triennial

1 AOFM official

Clayton Utz

Art show, drinks, and canapes

$  100.00

January 2022 - March 2022

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
16/03/2022 25/03/2022 Dinner 2 AOFM officials Societe Generale Business dinner $  200.00
24/03/2022 06/05/2022 Dinner 4 AOFM officials Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Business lunch $  400.00
28/03/2022 01/07/2022 Dinner 1 AOFM official Commonwealth Bank of Australia Corporate event/dinner $  150.00
29/03/2022 06/05/2022 Lunch 3 AOFM officials J.P. Morgan Business lunch $  400.00

October 2021 - December 2021

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
02/12/2021 10/03/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM officials UBS Business lunch $660.00
15/12/2021 28/01/2022 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM officials Westpac Banking Corporation Business lunch $400.00

July 2021 - September 2021

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
19/07/2021 20/07/2021 Wine, cheese, biscuits 3 AOFM officials Citibank Corporate event $  300.00

April 2021 - June 2021

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
28/04/2021 28/04/2021 Lunch R Nicholl, 2 AOFM officials National Australia Bank Business lunch $  300.00

January 2021 - March 2021

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
16/02/2021 17/02/2021 Dinner R Nicholl ARPC Business dinner $ 120.00
10/03/2021 06/04/2021 Dinner 1 AOFM official Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Business dinner $ 150.00
11/03/2021 24/03/2021 Lunch 3 AOFM officials Macquarie Bank   $ 150.00
11/03/2021 24/03/2021 Drinks 2 AOFM officials Royal Bank of Canada and Eticore  

$ 100.00

15/03/2021 13/04/2021 Lunch 2 AOFM officials Australian Securitisation Forum Business lunch $  160.00
18/03/2021 09/04/2021 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM officials Citibank Business lunch $  400.00
24/03/2021 09/04/2021 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM officials Commonwealth Bank of Australia Business lunch $  400.00
31/03/2021 09/04/2021 Lunch 3 AOFM officials HSBC Bank Australia Business lunch $  300.00

October 2020 - December 2020

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
12/10/2020 04/11/2020 Protective Security in Government 1 AOFM Official Risk to Solution   $                328.90
13/11/2020 04/12/2020 Lunch 3 AOFM Officials Deloitte   $                300.00
16/11/2020 04/12/2020 Champagne - Veuve Clicquot 1 AOFM Official Refinitiv   $                100.00
30/11/2020 01/12/2020 Dinner 5 AOFM Officials Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Business dinner $                750.00
02/12/2020 04/12/2020 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM Officials National Australia Bank Business lunch $                400.00
04/12/2020 11/12/2020 Lunch R Nicholl, 3 AOFM Officials UBS Business lunch $                400.00
10/12/2020 11/12/2020 Dinner R Nicholl, 3 AOFM Officials Commonwealth Bank of Australia Business dinner $                600.00

July 2020 - September 2020

Date received Date recorded Gift/item/benefit/service Received by  Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
17/07/2020 4/08/2020 Lunch R Nicholl & 2 AOFM Officials Yieldbroker Business lunch $                300.00
29/07/2020 4/08/2020 Lunch 2 AOFM Officials Macquarie Bank Business lunch $                200.00

July 2019 - June 2020

Date received Gift/item/benefit/service Received by Presented by (giver's name, organisation/country) Occasion Estimated value
18/10/2019 Breakfast 2 AOFM Officials Deutsche Bank, Australia Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
21/10/2019 Lunch 1 AOFM Official National Australia Bank, Australia Business lunch  $                100.00
23/10/2019 Lunch 2 AOFM Officials Bank of America Merryl Lynch, Australia Business lunch  $                200.00
29/10/2019 Lunch 2 AOFM Officials Asian Development Bank Australian Government representative at ADB  $                200.00
30/10/2019 Lunch, Dinner 2 AOFM Officials Asian Development Bank Australian Government representative at ADB  $                500.00
31/10/2019 Lunch 2 AOFM Officials Asian Development Bank Australian Government representative at ADB  $                200.00
31/10/2019 Dinner and drinks 2 AOFM Officials Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Singapore Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
1/11/2019 Breakfast 2 AOFM Officials Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Singapore Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
13/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 4 AOFM Officials Deutsche Bank, Australia Investor Relations trip  $                500.00
18/11/2019 Lunch 2 AOFM Officials UBS Presenter at UBS Australasia Conference  $                200.00
18/11/2019 Conference ticket 4 AOFM Officials Australian Securitisation Forum Australian Securitisation Forum Conference 20  $             3,680.00
20/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Korea Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
21/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
21/11/2019 Dinner 1 AOFM Official Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                150.00
22/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
25/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
25/11/2019 Dinner R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                300.00
26/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
26/11/2019 Drinks R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
27/11/2019 Lunch R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Citi, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                200.00
27/11/2019 Dinner 1 AOFM Official Citi, Japan Investor Relations trip  $                150.00
28/11/2019 Dinner R. Nicholl & 1 AOFM Official Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Taiwan Investor Relations trip  $                300.00
29/11/2019 Chocolates and gift card (lucky door prize) 1 AOFM Official Commonwealth Safety Management Forum Networking event  $                110.00
5/12/2019 Christmas drinks 1 AOFM Official HorizonOne Networking event  $                100.00
5/12/2019 Training session and lunch 1 AOFM Official PricewaterhouseCoopers Lunch and learn seminar  $                240.00
5/02/2020 Lunch 2 AOFM Officials JP Morgan, Australia Business lunch  $                200.00
13/02/2020 Training session and lunch R. Nicholl & 3 AOFM Officials PricewaterhouseCoopers Lunch and Learn seminar  $                240.00