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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | 03/05/2018 | Information Commissioner | Chocolates, Framed Image | $50.00 | PROV | Accepted |
| Gift | 05/06/2018 | Senior Case Manager | Gift Card | Unknown | Applicant | Declined |
| Gift | 22/06/2018 | Information Commissioner | Book voucher | $50.00 | Law Institute of Victoria | Declined |
| Hospitality | 26/06/2018 | Information Commissioner | Dinner | $100.00 | Centre for Information Policy Leadership | Accepted |
| Gift | 17/07/2018 | Information Commissioner | Babycake Gift Box of 30 | $69.00 | UNSW Sydney | Accepted |
| Gift | 15/08/2018 | Information Commissioner | Publications | $70.00 | Risk 2 Solution | Accepted |
| Gift | 28/05/2019 | Privacy & Data Protection Deputy Commissioner | Godiva Chocolates | $20.00 | Singapore Conference – Secure Access to your Data | Accepted |
| Gift | 08/11/2019 | Information Commissioner | Two passes to a Digital Identity and Access Morning Briefing | $990.00 | Forefront Events | Accepted |
| Hospitality | 04/12/2019 | Information Commissioner | Dinner | $105.00 | Monash University | 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 |
| 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 | 29/04/2021 | Assistant Commissioner, Privacy and Assurance | Ticket to AGS FOI & Privacy Forum that Assistant Commissioner is speaking at | $300 | AGS | Accepted |
| Hospitality | 11/06/2021 | Information Commissioner | Lunch | $50 | Public Sector Network | 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 | 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 |