- All Tasmanian State Service employees must declare any gift, benefit or hospitality that is offered to them in the course of their work.
- Receiving such items may be seen as influencing or conflicting with the government service we provide.
- The Tasmanian State Service policy on gifts, benefits and hospitality overarches our own Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy.
- Contact hr.policy@decyp.tas.gov.au if you would like more specific advice on the giving or receiving of gifts, benefits and hospitality within DECYP.
- The department’s Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register is updated quarterly and can be found below.
The Tasmanian Government is committed to the highest standards of integrity, impartiality, transparency and the responsible use of resources from all state service officers and employees.
Our Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy aligns with the Tasmanian State Service policy on gifts, benefits and hospitality and applies to all DECYP officers and employees.
Under the policy, with very few exceptions (for example cultural gifts), only token mementos or modest refreshments can be accepted without prior approval or declaration.
Officers and employees should not expect to receive gifts; benefits; or hospitality; for doing a job they are paid for by the public to do. In most instances, a simple ‘thanks’ is enough. If you offer one of our employees a non-token gift, benefit or hospitality it should be politely declined or returned unless there exceptional circumstances.
Giving us gifts can be a risk to our high standards of ethics and integrity.
So that’s why we say ‘thanks is enough’.
Instead of a gift, we’d prefer that you send us a simple card, a letter or an email. We’d appreciate it!
Where the employee believes there are exceptional circumstances they must declare the gift it must be declared and pre-approved.
The policy also requires that where the value of an accepted gift is estimated at $100 or higher it must be published in the Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register on the department’s public website.
More information
Contact hr.policy@decyp.tas.gov.au if you would like more specific advice on the giving or receiving of gifts, benefits and hospitality within DECYP.
Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register
The DECYP Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register is published quarterly in accordance with Tasmanian State Service reporting requirements. The register is sorted into Financial Years.
Financial Year 2024 – 2025
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
| Date of receipt of offer | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person/organisation offering gift, benefit and/or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil |
Provision of gifts, benefits and hospitality by agency
| Date gift, benefit and/or hospitality provided | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided | Person/organisation gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided to | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil |
Financial Year 2023 – 2024
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
| Date of receipt of offer | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person/organisation offering gift, benefit and/or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/08/2023 | Ottoman | Builds goodwill. | Prize won at the TSAA Conference and was donated by BFX. | $439 |
Provision of gifts, benefits and hospitality by agency
| Date gift, benefit and/or hospitality provided | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided | Person/organisation gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided to | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil |
Financial Year 2022 – 2023
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
| Date of receipt of offer | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person/organisation offering gift, benefit and/or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/12/2022 | Gift voucher to Cataract on Peterson | Maintain stakeholder relationship. | Family of student | $100 |
| 12/12/2022 | Wooden box to hold book. To be presented and kept by Hillcrest Primary School | To be presented to Hillcrest Primary School on the anniversary of tragedy in 2021 | The Wood Guys | $150 |
Provision of gifts, benefits and hospitality by agency
| Date gift, benefit and/or hospitality provided | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided | Person/organisation gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided to | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil |
Financial Year 2021 – 2022
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
| Date of receipt of offer | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person/organisation offering gift, benefit and/or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/12/2021 | Gift box from L’Occitane | Builds goodwill and maintains stakeholder relationship, refusal would cause offense | The Aussizz Group | $125 |
Provision of gifts, benefits and hospitality by agency
| Date gift, benefit and/or hospitality provided | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided | Person/organisation gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided to | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil |
Financial Year 2020 – 2021
Receipt of gifts, benefits and hospitality
| Date of receipt of offer | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason for acceptance | Person/organisation offering gift, benefit and/or hospitality | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2020 | Gift Voucher for school use | Builds goodwill, supports learners | Hon. Elise Archer, Member of Parliament | $100.00 |
| 04/11/2020 | Gift Voucher | Build goodwill (gift has been transferred from teacher to be utilised in College Maths Department) | Maths Class Students | $100.00 |
| 27/11/2020 | End of year drinks/nibbles at Frogmore Creek | goodwill, maintains stakeholder relationship, encourages and enhances professional networks | Lease Plan Australia | $60.00 |
| 27/11/2020 | End of year drinks/nibbles at Frogmore Creek | goodwill, maintains stakeholder relationship, encourages and enhances professional networks | Lease Plan Australia | $60.00 |
| 07/12/2020 | Small Hamper (candle/tea/bath salts/soap and chocolate covered peanuts) | goodwill, maintains stakeholder relationship, encourages and enhances professional networks | StudyNet (Education Agent) | $50.00 |
| 17/12/2020 | Gift Card | goodwill, maintains stakeholder relationship, encourages and enhances professional networks | Students | $100.00 |
| 17/12/2020 | Gift Voucher | goodwill, maintains stakeholder relationship, encourages and enhances professional networks | Class parents | $160.00 |
| 27/12/2020 | Bottle of Moet Chandon champagne | Builds goodwill and maintains stakeholder relationship, refusal would cause offense | Study Square (Education Agent) | $59.95 |
Provision of gifts, benefits and hospitality by agency
| Date gift, benefit and/or hospitality provided | Description of gift, benefit and/or hospitality offered | Reason gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided | Person/organisation gift, benefit and/or hospitality was provided to | Value of gift, benefit and/or hospitality ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nil |
Page last updated: 26/09/2024