We must report all gifts or benefits over $100 accepted by our Secretary.
Reporting ensures our Secretary meets public expectations of integrity, accountability, independence, transparency and professionalism.
Access to data
We update this list each quarter or within 28 days of the Secretary receiving a gift or benefit.
We keep this information on our website for 12 months. We also publish the register on data.gov.au.
Our department was established on 1 February 2020. Before this, we were the:
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Environment and Energy (Environment portfolio)
Statement by Secretaries
Agriculture, Water and the Environment
In the course of my duties as agency head of Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, I received these gifts or benefits whose value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item, benefit or service | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver’s name, organisation or country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $A (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/03/2021 | 19/03/2021 | The Yamazaki Single Malt Japanese Whisky Distiller's Reserve | Andrew Metcalfe AO | His Excellency, Ambassador Yamagami | Meet and greed with Ambassador to Japan, His Excellency Mr Yamagami | $149 |
| 14/01/2021 | 8/02/2021 | Jack Denis Pooley Pinot Noir | Andrew Metcalfe AO | Angela Gosden, Pooley Wines | Site Visit to Pooley Wines Vineyard | $149 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | Andrew Metcalfe AO | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
Statement by Deputy Secretaries
In the course of my duties as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, I received these gifts or benefits whose value exceeds a threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item, benefit or service | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver’s name, organisation or country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $A (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/12/2020 | 18/12/2020 | Beach towel | David Hazlehurst | Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines | Christmas gift | $100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | David Hazlehurst | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | Cindy Briscoe | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. university information pamphlets. |
$100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | Andrew Tongue | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | Lyn O’Connell | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | Rosemary Deininger | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
Statement by former Deputy Secretaries
In the course of my duties as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, I received these gifts or benefits whose value exceeds a threshold of $AUD100.00 (excluding GST).
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item, benefit or service | Received by (agency contact if not received directly by agency head) | Presented by (giver’s name, organisation or country) | Occasion | Estimated value in $A (wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | Dean Knudson | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner | James Larsen | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. | $100 |
| 20/07/2020 | 25/07/2020 | Dinner and gift bag | Matt Cahill | Charles Sturt University | A dinner attended by the Executive Leadership Team in Wagga Wagga as part of the department’s regional engagement program. Gift bag contained a bottle of wine, chocolate bullets, jar of caramelised onion jam and university information pamphlets. | $140 |