This page details all accepted and declined offers of gifts, benefits and hospitality and/or complementary tickets to attend events valued at or over $50, offered to the Information Commissioner, Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner, Public Access Deputy Commissioner, and any staff member of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner since 1 May 2018.
| Gift, Benefit, Hospitality | Date Offer Made | Receiving Officer/s | Description | Value | From | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefit | 05/08/2024 | Information Commissioner | Invitation to attend conference ‘Rebuilding public service trust and integrity’, 22 August 2024 | $539 | The Mandarin editor-in-chief | Accepted |
| Benefit | 25/07/2024 | Communications & Education Adviser | 2 Tickets to the EthnoLink Summit | $598 | Ethnolink Translation Services | Declined |
| Benefit | 24/05/2024 | Assistant Commissioner, Information Security | Winner of Raffle ticket prize, Lego set “21348” | $500 | AusCert Cyber Security Conference 2024 | Donated |
| Benefit | 14/06/2024 | Administrative Support Assistant | Invitation to attend RIMPA webinar free of charge on ‘How to survive a cyber attack’. | $50 | Grace Records Management | Declined |
| Hospitality | 14/06/2024 | Information Commissioner | Future of Vic Gov Summit, post event dinner 31 July 2024 | $50+ | FST Media | Declined |
| Benefit/hospitality | 05/04/2024 | Administrative Support | Invitation to join Ascott Star Rewards program (Citadine’s) | Exclusive privileges and deals | Citadines on Bourke | Declined |
| Hospitality | 31/03/2023 | Information Commissioner | Lunch as part of discussion between speakers and thank you for participating in the Innovate VIC Showcase, 2023 | Public Sector Network and nbnCo | Accepted | |
| Benefit/hospitality | 09/06/2022 | Assistant Commissioner, Senior Policy Officer | Conference ticket x 2 | $150 | 6 Degrees media | Accepted |
| Benefit/hospitality | 06/06/2022 | Lawyer | Summit ticket x 1 | $495 | FST Gov | Accepted |
| Hospitality | 11/06/2021 | Information Commissioner | Lunch | $50 | Public Sector Network | Accepted |
| Gift | 29/04/2021 | Assistant Commissioner, Privacy and Assurance | Ticket to AGS FOI & Privacy Forum that Assistant Commissioner is speaking at | $300 | AGS | Accepted |
| Gift | 27/11/2020 | General Counsel, Assistant Commissioner Information Security, Assistant Commissioner Public Access Reviews and Regulation, and Senior Business Engagement Officer | Wine voucher valued at $40.00 offered to each of four presenters | $160.00 | Legalwise Seminars | Declined |
| Gift | 20/11/2020 | Senior Policy Officer, Case manager and Case Management Officer | Three complimentary tickets valued at $590 each for OVIC staff to attend, learn about developments at a privacy and FOI at a Leo Cussens FOI and Privacy conference at which OVIC presented and share their learnings with colleagues | $1,770 | Leo Cussen | Accepted |
| Gift | 21/08/2020 | General Counsel, Assistant Commissioner for Data Protection, Assistant Commissioner – Public Access Reviews and the Senior Business Engagement Officer | Two complementary tickets offered to each of four OVIC presenters as outlined in previous column | $3,240.00 | Legalwise Seminars | Declined |