Austrade reports on gifts and benefits valued over $A100 (excluding GST) received by employees while carrying out Austrade activities. This is required by the Australian Public Service Commission.
We update the register quarterly by 31 January, 30 April, 31 July, and 31 October.
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift | Received by | Presented by | Estimated value in $A | Occasion |
| 17-Apr-24 | 18-Apr-24 | Box of dates | Investment Manager | Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Company - SALIC | $100 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 19-Apr-24 | 25-Apr-24 | Pashmina scarf | Senior Business Development Manager | TECO | $119 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 22-Apr-24 | 29-Apr-24 | Dinner from Maha Restaurant (Shane Delia) | Trade Commissioner Dubai | Maha Restaurant (Shane Delia) | $160 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 26-Apr-24 | 1-May-24 | Tickets to Fuji Shibazakura | Trade Commissioner Tokyo | Fuji Kyuko | $100 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 10-May-24 | 24-May-24 | Hospitality - Duanwu 2024 Friendship through Sport Event | Deputy Chief Executive Officer Policy and Programs | Australia China Business Council and MA Financial Limited | $250 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 16-May-24 | 9-May-24 | A/AA Awards Dinner | A/g Global Engagement Manager | Aviation/Aerospace Australia | $270 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 17-May-24 | 15-May-24 | Networking with TEQ and RTO (NRL game) | National Surveys and Data Scientist | Tourism & Events Queensland | $475 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 23-May-24 | 13-Jun-24 | Dolphins NRL support pack | Corporate Services and Consular Manager | Private individual/consular client | $160 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 7-Jun-24 | 10-Jun-24 | Perfume | Consular Admin Support/Reception | Private individual/consular client | $114 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 7-Jun-24 | 10-Jun-24 | Perfume | Passport Office and Consular Support | Private individual/consular client | $114 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 27-Jun-24 | 1-Jul-24 | Lunch | Chief Executive Officer | Airbus | $100 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 29-Jun-24 | 20-Jun-24 | Corporate hospitality | Consul General Auckland and Senior Trade Commissioner NZ and Pacific | NZ Warriors NRL Club | $200 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift | Received by | Presented by | Estimated value in $A | Occasion |
| 3-Jan-24 | 5-Jan-24 | AlOkozay Corporate Gift for the Consulate | Trade Commissioner Dubai | AlOkozay | $200 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 4-Jan-24 | 3-Jan-24 | Brisbane International Networking | National Surveys and Data Scientist | Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) | $164 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 1-Feb-24 | 2-Feb-24 | Penfolds BIN 389 | Senior Trade Commissioner Taipei | Treasury Wine Estate (Taiwan Branch) | $115 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 16-Feb-24 | 18-Feb-24 | Corporate Hospitality | Consul-General Auckland & Senior Trade Commissioner New Zealand & Pacific | Eden Park Trust | $175 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 22-Feb-24 | 23-Feb-24 | Drua Experience | Trade Commissioner Pacific | Marine and Civil Maintenance | $270 | Ticket accepted to strengthen key business relationships as intended by the provider |
| 26-Feb-24 | 25-Feb-24 | ServiceNow Summit lunch - 12 March 2024 | General Manager Communications & Marketing | ServiceNow | $150 | Ticket accepted to strengthen key business relationships as intended by the provider |
| 7-Mar-24 | 22-Mar-24 | Business lunch | Head of Visitor Economy Invest | Royal Caribbean Group | $350 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 8-Mar-24 | 8-Mar-24 | AlOkozay corporate Ramadan gifts (dates, tea, tissues) | Trade Commissioner Dubai | AlOkozay | $150 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 13-Mar-24 | 19-Mar-24 | Iftar dinner - Australia Business Council Dubai | General Manager Middle East | Australia Business Council Dubai | $100 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift | Received by | Presented by | Estimated value in $A | Occasion |
| 5-Oct-23 | 3-Oct-23 | Australian Made & Sports Entertainment Network's Day At Tangalooma Island Resort - Thursday, 5th Oct | Manager Strategic Marketing and Comms | Australian Made & Sports Entertainment Network | $250 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 5-Oct-23 | 4-Oct-23 | Sports Entertainment Network/Australia Made Event | Manager, Digital Marketing | Sports Entertainment Network | $250 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 23-Oct-23 | 24-Oct-23 | Economy Ticket (Peru to Australia) to join the Peru Delegation to IMARC | Business Development Manager, Lima | Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce | $4,000 | Ticket accepted to strengthen key business relationships as intended by the Chamber |
| 1-Nov-23 | 12-Nov-23 | Corporate hospitality at Pacific Championships final | Consul-General and Senior Trade Comissioner New Zealand and Pacific, Auckland | Hamilton City Council | $150 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 6-Nov-23 | 7-Nov-23 | Dinner with Management of OK Corporation Co. Ltd | Trade Commissioner, Tokyo | OK Enterprise Co. Ltd | $186 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 7-Nov-23 | 7-Nov-23 | Melbourne Cup Lunch 2023 | Senior Trade Commissioner, Hong Kong | EMR Capital | $600 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 15-Nov-23 | 23-Nov-23 | International Towers | Adviser, Strategic Content | International Towers | $250 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 1-Dec-23 | 5-Dec-23 | x2 mug and x1 tray set; Rossini tie, cufflinks and pocket square | Trade Commissioner, New Delhi | BSI Learning | $172 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 11-Dec-23 | 12-Dec-23 | 3 bottles of fresh milk, 3 boxes of banana chips, 1 box pineapple jam | Senior Business Development Manager, Jakarta | PT Sewu Segar Nusantara | $150 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 12-Dec-23 | 13-Dec-23 | Chocolate (Koko Chritters Christmas Party) | Business Development Manager, Tokyo | Hulex Trade Pty Ltd. | $119 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| 13-Dec-23 | 4-Dec-23 | Dinner | Manager | HSBC | $120 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 13-Dec-23 | 4-Dec-23 | Dinner | Chief Financial Officer | HSBC | $120 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 13-Dec-23 | 21-Nov-23 | Emily Kam Kngwarray Private Function Ticket | Head of Taskforce | Qantas Airways Limited | $100 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 14-Dec-23 | 4-Dec-23 | lunch | Manager | XAANA.Ai | $100 | Gift accepted for networking purposes with key business |
| 18-Dec-23 | 18-Dec-23 | Client gift for birth baby | Senior Business Development Manager, Amsterdam | Kansom Australia Pty Ltd | $235 | Gift accepted to meet social norms and shared within office as intended by the provider |
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift | Received by | Presented by | Estimated value in $A | Occasion |
| 12-Jul-23 | 18-Jul-23 | Swisse supplements and vitamins | Senior Investment Manager, Jakarta | Swisse Wellness | $120 | Gift was accepted to meet social norms and shared within the office as intended by the provider. |
| 19-Jul-23 | 19-Jul-23 | 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup Tickets | General Manager External Communications and Marketing | FIFA | $2,140 | Tickets used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 22-Jul-23 | 25-Jul-23 | Dinner at Riwaz Restaurant, Ritz Carlton Bengaluru | Trade Commissioner Kolkata | Ritz Carlton Benglauru | $150 | The dinner was used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 26-Jul-23 | 1-Aug-23 | Japanese Rice Wine (Etsuo) | Trade Commissioner Tokyo | YaMaYa | $122 | Gift was accepted to meet social norms and shared within the office as intended by the provider. |
| 4-Aug-23 | 29-Aug-23 | FIFA World Cup Tickets | General Manager Visitor Economy and Client | Office for Sport | $2,260 | Tickets used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships with Visitor Economy Client Programs. |
| 19-Aug-23 | 1-Aug-23 | FIFA WWC Event | General Manager External Communications and Marketing | TransPerfect | $400 | Networking with marketers from Australian businesses and advocate for the use of Nation Brand. |
| 29-Aug-23 | 1-Sep-23 | Dinner and Merchandise | Global Engagement Manager, Adelaide | Le Cordon Bleu Australia | $150 | Business Dinner used as networking opportunities with Le Cordon Bleu's key stakeholders. |
| 6-Sep-23 | 7-Sep-23 | T2 Tea | Senior Business Development Manager, Taipei | MJ's Experience Kitchen | $100 | Gift was provided directly to the office in recognition of the Chinese Moon Festival/Mid-Autumn festival. It is a cultural norm for business to provide small gifts to business associates and clients at this point in the calender. Gift was accepted to meet social norms and shared within the office as intended by the provider. |
| 12-Sep-23 | 11-Sep-23 | SalesForce DreamForce Reception Sep 2023 | Trade Development Manager, San Francisco | SalesForce | $147 | Ticket used as a formal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 15-Sep-23 | 15-Sep-23 | Corporate hospitality NRL finals series (Auckland) | Consul-General Auckland & Senior Trade Commissioner NZ and Pacific | New Zealand Warriors NRL | $175 | Event used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 19-Sep-23 | 19-Sep-23 | Marunda Utama Engineering - Ticket for 248th U.S. Navy Birthday Ball 2023 | Defence and Security Director, Singapore | Marunda Utama Engineering | $230 | Ticket used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 19-Sep-23 | 26-Sep-23 | Premier's New South Wales Export Awards 2023 Ticket | Head of Agrifood and Consumer | Export Council of Australia | $220 | Ticket used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 19-Sep-23 | 5-Sep-23 | Ticket to AIIA 'Canberra Managers Forum' Industry Luncheon | Head of Taskforce | Australian Information Industry Association | $187 | The lunch was used as an informal networking opportunity to help build business relationships. |
| 20-Sep-23 | 21-Sep-23 | Invitation to Blue Seafood Guide Charity Reception on Mon 16 Oct | General Manager North East Asia | The Sailor of the Sea | $490 | Business Dinner used as networking opportunities with key Australian and Japanese government and industry stakeholders and to support the Australian Government’s initiatives on Blue Carbon and our marine conservation effort. |
| 21-Sep-23 | 28-Sep-23 | Mid Autumn Festival Hamper | Senior Trade Commissioner Hong Kong | Far East Consortium | $203 | Gift was provided directly to the office in recognition of the Chinese Moon Festival/Mid-Autumn festival. It is a cultural norm for business to provide small gifts to business associates and clients at this point in the calender. Gift was accepted to meet social norms and shared within the office as intended by the provider. |
| 26-Sep-23 | 28-Sep-23 | Mid-Autumn Festival Hamper | Senior Trade Commissioner Hong Kong | Chow Tai Fook Enterprise | $575 | Gift was provided directly to the office in recognition of the Chinese Moon Festival/Mid-Autumn festival. It is a cultural norm for business to provide small gifts to business associates and clients at this point in the calender. Gift was accepted to meet social norms and shared within the office as intended by the provider. |
| 28-Sep-23 | 28-Sep-23 | Mid Autumn Festival Fruits | Senior Business Development Manager, Hong Kong | Top Weal Limited | $276 | Gift was provided directly to the office in recognision of the Chinese Moon Festival/Mid-Autumn festival. It is a cultural norm for business to provide small gifts to business associates and clients at this point in the calender. Gift was accepted to meet social norms and shared within the office as intended by the provider. |
| Ongoing | 22-Sep-23 | Chairman’s Lounge | CEO, DCEOs, CFO (by personal invitation), Head of STS Taskforce | Qantas Airways Ltd | N/A | N/A |
Email: corporatesupport@austrade.gov.au.