FOI25 066 Attachment D Documents.pdf

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Information provided in response to Freedom of Information Request
FOI25/066, under section 17 of the FOI Act

Data requested:
1.  For each of the individuals listed on the register with membership to Qantas Chairman’s Lounge / Virgin's
Beyond Lounge , their total number of flights and total expenditure, by airline, for the most recent
available 12‐month period (only flights funded by the department)
2.  Under section 7(2), part II of Schedule 2 of the FOI Act, details for Australian Government Solicitor officers
are exempt and have not been included.

Data generated on 11 February 2025.
Name
Airline
# flights
Value
xxxxx Chidgey
Qantas
8
     10,626.93
Virgin
2
           454.56
Cameron Gifford
Qantas
6
       5,854.01

Virgin
2
           469.20
Tamsyn Harvey
Qantas
9
       5,361.95

Virgin
13
       2,538.60
Simon Newman
Qantas
7
       2,102.16

Virgin
8
       1,952.95

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Request No Recorded on register/to be recorded on register Request Applicant
Division
Classification
Gifts and Benefits ‐ Employee Type Date Collected
Gift Description
Gift Est Value
Gift Publishing Y/N Text Field 1
Text Field 2
Gift Circumstances
Logged Date
Completed Date
Physical Status
Completion Status
Gift COI Y/N
Gift Procurement Y/N
Gift Retain Y/N
Gift Declaration Y/N
s 7(2)
81447 N/A ‐ refer to 2019‐20 FY
xxxxx Chidgey
National Security and Criminal Justice Group
SES Band 3
Yes ‐ SES employee
13/10/2022 00 00 Qantas Chairmans Lounge
0
No
Qantas
Qantas
Granted by Henry Barrington by Manager for Government Account. Gifted for invite only to Senior Government Officials
03/11/2022 11:36 07/11/2022 11:04 Closed
Request Completed Successfully
No
No
Yes
No
80466 Q1 2022‐23
Simon Newnham
Integrity and International Group
Band 3
Yes ‐ SES employee
16/09/2022 00 00 Qantas Chairman's Lounge Membership
N/A
No
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Airways Limited recent appointment as Deputy Secretary in AGD
02/11/2022 14:28 05/07/2023 11:15 Closed
Request Completed Successfully
No
No
Yes
No
47219 2019‐20 FY
Iain Anderson ‐ Disabled
Legal Services and Families Group
Deputy Secretary
No ‐ Gift accepted as head of dele
04/02/2016 00 00 Virgin Member Lounge
300.00
No
Virgin Airline
Virgin Airline
APS Senior SES invited by Chairman
21/08/2020 09:24 25/08/2020 10:15 Closed
Request Completed Successfully
No
Unsure
Yes
No
46695 2019‐20 FY
Iain Anderson ‐ Disabled
Legal Services and Families Group
Deputy Secretary
No ‐ Gift accepted as head of dele
04/02/2016 00 00 Qantas Chairmman Lounge Membership
540.00
No
Qantas
Qantas
APS Senior SES invited by Chairman
20/08/2020 17:06 24/08/2020 16:21 Closed
Request Completed Successfully
No
Unsure
Yes
No
42887 2019‐20 FY
xxxxx Chidgey
Integrity and International Group
Deputy Secretary
Yes ‐ SES employee
10/07/2018 00 00 Virgin Australia's Club membership
By prsonal invitation from Chairman (estimated value $300)
No
Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia
APS Senior SES invited by Chairman
10/03/2020 13:37 18/03/2020 11:40 Closed
Request Completed Successfully
No
Unsure
Yes
No
42880 2019‐20 FY
xxxxx Chidgey
Integrity and International Group
Deputy Secretary
Yes ‐ SES employee
01/11/2018 00 00 Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership
By personal invitation from Chairman (Estimated value $540)
No
Qantas
Qantas
APS Senior SES invited by Chairman
06/03/2020 08:55 18/03/2020 11:03 Closed
Request Completed Successfully
No
Unsure
Yes
No
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Task 1042680 Details
Take Over Task No 1042680
Take Action
Task Information
Employee Details
Employee
Phone Number
Iain Anderson
s 22 excluded by agr
Division/Practice Group
Classification
Legal Services and Families Group
Deputy Secretary
Email ID
If the gift is published on the department's website, is the
s 22 excluded by agreement @ag.gov.au
employee's name to be published?
No - Gift accepted as head of delegation and is to be re 
Gift/Benefit Details *
Date Gift Received
Description of Gift/Benefit
Qantas Chairmman Lounge Membership
Are there any concerns with publishing this gift on the AG's  Estimated Value of the Gift
website?
540.00
No

Description of reasons for not wanting this gift published on the AG's website (if applicable)
Name of Donor/Representative
Donor's Organisation (N/A if not an organisation)
Qantas
Qantas
Country of Origin
Occasion/Circumstances under which you were offered the
Australia
gift/benefit
APS Senior SES invited by Chairman
Is there the possibility of an actual or perceived conflict of
Is the donor currently, or could be in the near future,
interest?
involved in any departmental procurement or purchase
No
 process?
Unsure

Does the employee wish to retain this gift/benefit?
Is there a recommendation for disposal of the surrendered
Yes
 gift?
In accordance with the Gifts and Benefits ERA, is approval
required to accept this gift/benefit?
No
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Task 970607 Details
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Task Information
Task Title
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Task Priority
Task Type
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Task Phase
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Request Title
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Gifts and Benefits Register
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Request Description
This request wil  ensure al  official gifts/benefits are reported and control ed as required.
Employee Details
Employee
Phone Number
xxxxx Chidgey
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Division/Practice Group
Classification
Integrity and International Group
Deputy Secretary
Email ID
If the gift is published on the department's website, is the
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employee's name to be published?
Yes - SES employee
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Gift/Benefit Details *
Date Gift Received
Description of Gift/Benefit
Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership
Are there any concerns with publishing this gift on the AG's  Estimated Value of the Gift
website?
By personal invitation from Chairman (Estimated value $54
No

Description of reasons for not wanting this gift published on the AG's website (if applicable)
Name of Donor/Representative
Donor's Organisation (N/A if not an organisation)
Qantas
Qantas
Country of Origin
Occasion/Circumstances under which you were offered the
Australia
gift/benefit
APS Senior SES invited by Chairman
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Is there the possibility of an actual or perceived conflict of
Is the donor currently, or could be in the near future,
interest?
involved in any departmental procurement or purchase
No
 process?
Unsure
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Does the employee wish to retain this gift/benefit?
Is there a recommendation for disposal of the surrendered
Yes
 gift?
In accordance with the Gifts and Benefits ERA, is approval
required to accept this gift/benefit?
No

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completed, please tick the box below and complete the task.
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From:
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@ag.gov.au
by a
To:
Chidgey, xxxxx
Subject:
Request 42880 has been processed and is now closed. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date:
Wednesday, 18 March 2020 11:05:05 AM
Attachments:
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Your Gifts and Benefits register form has now been processed by the HR Assist team. A
summary of the details are below; please keep these for your records.
Request No: 42880
Name of Donor/Representative: Qantas
Date gift received: 1/11/2018 12:00 AM
Gift description: Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership
Gift estimated value: By personal invitation from Chairman (Estimated value $540)
Donor Purchasing/Procurement involvement: Unsure
Employee retaining the gift: Yes
Approval to retain gift required: No
Kind regards,
HR Assist, Human Resources
Attorney-General's Department
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@ag.gov.au
by agre
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