Gifts and Benefits Register

A list of gifts and benefits we have received.

We manage gifts and benefits in line with the Australian Public Service Commission's Guidance for Agency Heads – Gifts and Benefits. Accordingly, our staff do not accept gifts or benefits where they could present a conflict of interest.

Under APSC guidance, agency heads must publish a register of gifts and benefits they accept on their agency website on a quarterly basis.

We maintain a list of gifts and benefits, including hospitality, accepted by staff in the course of their duties. This list shows accepted gifts and benefits with a value of over $100.

All future DVSC gifts, benefits and hospitality received will be registered on this page.

Gifts and Benefits Register

All gifts and benefits with a value over $100 that are accepted by the Commissioner or DVSC staff in the course of their duties are recorded and published in the Commission's Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register. This Register is updated quarterly.

1 July - 30 September 2026

Date received Date recorded Item Gift item / benefit Received by Given by Reason for acceptance Estimated value Gift retained or disposed of
10 September 2026 15 September 2026 Ticket to the Australian Institute of Family Studies 2026 Conference Gala Dinner Benefit Daniel Harvey, Assistant Director, Research & Analysis Australian Institute of Family Studies Accepted with prior manager approval as part of the official conference program. While the gala dinner provided an incidental personal benefit, attendance supported stakeholder engagement relevant to the employee's DVSC duties, and the agency benefit was assessed as outweighing the personal benefit. No real, apparent or potential conflict of interest or expectation of favourable treatment was identified. $220 Item personally retained by individual

1 April to 30 June 2026

No gifts or benefits were accepted valued at over $AUD100.00 (excluding GST) in the reporting period.

1 January to 31 March 2026

Date received Date recorded Item Received by Presented by Occasion Estimated value Was the gift/benefit retained?
24 March 2026 30 April 2026 Dinner A/g Commissioner Penny McKay RSL Australia RSL Australia’s ‘Better Together’ dinner at the Australian War Memorial $120 Retained

1 October to 31 December 2025

No gifts or benefits were accepted valued at over $AUD100.00 (excluding GST) in the reporting period.