Gifts and benefits register
In accordance with best practice guidance received by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), all Commonwealth agency heads are required to publicly disclose accepted gifts and benefits valued at over $100 (ex GST) on their departmental or agency website on a quarterly basis.
The register below lists all gifts and benefits valued at more than $100 (ex GST) that have been received by AUSTRAC personnel for the past two years.
|
Date Received |
Date Declared |
Description |
Recipient |
Giver |
Occasion |
Action Taken |
Estimated value in $AUD (incl GST) |
| 15-May-23 | 16-May-23 | Hotel Accommodation | Intelligence | Bahrain Financial Intelligence Unit | Accommodation provided to Egmont Committee members attending an Intercessional meeting. | Accommodation utilised. | $250 |
| 15-May-23 | 16-May-23 | Dinner | Intelligence Operations | Anti-Money Laundering Office of Thailand | Dinner provided to AUSTRAC officers, other APS officers, and Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office officers. | Meal Eaten | $650 |
| 24-Oct-23 | 26-Oct-23 | Free registration to the ANU Public Law Conference, return flights and one night of accommodation | Capability and Strategy | Australian National University (ANU) | The flights, accommodation and registration are provided to all speakers at the ANU Public Law Conference. AUSTRAC had a speaker at the event. | Flights used and accommodation used, conference attended. | $1,250 |
| 28-Nov-23 | 2-Nov-23 | Dinner | Kate Aplin | International Monetary Fund | Dinner provided as part of the IMF’s Virtual Assets Roundtable for Supervisors attended on behalf of AUSTRAC. | Meal was eaten. | $100 |
| 7-Dec-23 | 13-Dec-23 | 3 Notepads, Black Umbrella, Calico Bag, Memorabilia Coin, Plastic Carrybag | Amelia Hickman | Anti-Money-Laiundering Council, Philippines | One Notepad and the Umbrella retained, Remainder were donated to the AUSTRAC Social Club. | $100 | |
| 7-Dec-23 | 13-Dec-23 | 3 Notepads, Black Umbrella, Calico Bag, Memorabilia Coin, Plastic Carrybag | Stacey Cornford | Anti-Money-Laiundering Council, Philippines | One Notepad and the Umbrella retained, Remainder were donated to the AUSTRAC Social Club. | $100 | |
| 12-Feb-25 | 17-Feb-25 | Dinner, Coffee Cup and Saucer, Bottle of Baiju | Brett Youngman | CAMLMAC | Farewell dinner with CAMLMAC in Beijing, prior to returning to Australia. | Meal was eaten, Coffee Cup and Saucer were retained, Baijiu was disposed of the and Bottle retained. | $120 |
| 14-Feb-25 | 17-Feb-25 | Dinner, Silver Pumpkin Emblem, Museum Book | Sam Larmour | Cambodian Financial Intelligence Unit | Official dinner hosted by CAFIU | Meal was eaten, Emblem and Museum Book were retained. | $120 |
| 22-Nov-23 | 23-Nov-23 | 2 First Nation Aboriginal art books. | Tim Lear | King and Wood Mallesons | Financial Crimes Roundtable. | Displayed in the Sydney Office | $130 |
| 12-Dec-23 | 12-Dec-23 | Gift Hamper | Lachlan West | Colliers (Brisbane Base Building) | Landlord Christmas gift to Tennants. | Contents raffled off via Brisbane Social Club | $130 |
| 16-Nov-23 | 21-Nov-23 | Airport Transfers to and from Hotel/Conference Centre, a 10 Course Meal, and a Tour of the Taiwan’s National Palace Museum | Khy Tollan | Taiwan AMLD | Global Asset Recovery Conference in Taipei, Taiwan hosted by the Taiwanese FIU AMLD and ECOFEL. | Meal was eaten. Transfers and Tour were used. | $150 |
| 11-Dec-24 | 12-Dec-24 | 6 kgs of cherries | Badar Ali | Colliers | Landlord Christmas gift to Tennants. | Shared with Sydney office staff | $180 |
| 5-May-23 | 15-May-23 | Hotel Accomodation | John Moss | Bahrain FIU | Accomodation provided to Egmont Committee members attending Intercessional. | Used | $250 |
| 11-Feb-25 | 13-Feb-25 | Door prize of a a Free Masterclass Session | Eileen Tran | Future Women | NIC’s Future Women Speaker Series | Redeemed for MASTERCLASS: STRENGTHS AND VALUES BASED LEADERSHIP | $475 |
| 15-May-23 | 16-May-23 | Dinner | Tom Blissenden, Nathan McIntosh, Sam Larmour, Lidia Pelle. | Anti-money laundering office of Thailand | Meeting organised by the Thai AMLO. | Meal was eaten | $240 |
| 27-Oct-23 | 24-Oct-23 | Free Registration to the ANU Public Law Conference, Return Flights and One Night of Accommodation | Katie Miller | Australian National University (ANU) | ANU Public Law Conference. | Flights and Accomodation used, Conference attended as a Speaker. | $1,250 |
| 7-Apr-25 | 14-May-25 | Flights, Accommodation, Taxi costs and Meals associated with presenting at the VASPs Risk-Based Supervision Training Symposium. | Todd Poustie | Malta FIU | VASPs Risk-Based Supervision Training Symposium | Travel undertaken and Meals were eaten. | $1,750 |
Gifts and Benefits Register – Last Updated 30 April 2025