Gift and hospitality disclosure log

The current register for any gifts or hospitality received by APRA employees valued at over $100 is available here.

Time periods that do not appear in the disclosure log did not include any items that needed to be registered.

APRA Members

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
10/04/2024	Dinner with Portfolio Agency Heads including a continued discussion after a scheduled meeting to discuss current and emerging matters.	Department of Treasury	$ 157	John Lonsdale	Nil
21/05/2024	Invitation to annual dinner event at the Art Gallery of NSW	Insurance Council of Australia (ICA)	$ 100	Suzanne Smith	Nil

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
Nil to report

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
12/10/2023	ICA Annual Conference Lunch	Insurance Council of Australia	Catering only, unknown cost	Suzanne Smith, APRA Member	Speaker at the conference, catering was provided as part of the event.
03/11/2023	FINSIA Annual Event	FINSIA	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	Speaker at the conference, catering was provided as part of the event.
21/11/2023	ASIC Annual Forum Dinner	ASIC	Catering only, unknown cost	Suzanne Smith, APRA Member	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
21/11/2023	ASIC Annual Forum Dinner	ASIC	Catering only, unknown cost	Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA Member	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
22/11/2023	ASIC Annual Forum and Dinner	ASIC	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	Speaker at the conference, catering provided as part of the event.
22/11/2023	Desk Paperweight	Vietnamese State Securities Commission	Unknown	Margaret Cole, APRA Deputy Chair	Presented at the APRA-ASIC-Vietnamese States Securities Commission Meeting
5/12/2023	Trans-Tasman Banking Council Dinner	NZ Treasury	Catering only, unknown cost	Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA Member	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
5/12/2023	Trans-Tasman Banking Council Dinner	NZ Treasury	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
6/12/2023	Trans-Tasman Banking Council In-house morning tea and lunch	NZ Treasury	Catering only, unknown cost	Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA Member	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
6/12/2023	Trans-Tasman Banking Council In-house morning tea and lunch	NZ Treasury	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
31/12/2023	Lounge Membership or lounge access	Various Airlines	Unknown	APRA Members	APRA Members were provided complimentary lounge memberships or lounge access due to the frequency of work-related travel and/or their individual membership status.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
8/8/2023	Complimentary ticket to Investment Magazine's 2023 Retirement Conference in Canberra	Conexus Financial	$539	Margaret Cole, Deputy Chair	Speaker at the conference, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/8/2023	Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hosted dinner for the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR)	RBA	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/8/2023	Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hosted dinner for the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR)	RBA	Catering only, unknown cost	Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA Member	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
23/08/2023	Breakfast roundtable event (Superfund lending discussion)	Visy and Australian Financial Review (AFR)	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	Participant in the roundtable discussion, catering was provided as part of the event.
23/08/2023	Business Council of Australia Annual dinner	Business Council of Australia (BCA)	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/9/2023	Industry farewell event for RBA Governor Philip Lowe	Australian Banking Association	Catering only, unknown cost	John Lonsdale, APRA Chair	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
15/9/2023	Industry farewell event for RBA Governor Philip Lowe	Australian Banking Association	Catering only, unknown cost	Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA Member	By invitation only, catering was provided as part of the event.
18/9/2023	Hardcover book on financial regulation	Herbert Smith Freehills	$125	Margaret Cole, Deputy Chair	Speaker at the luncheon event. Book was surrendered to APRA.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
Nil to report

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
17/2/2023	Complimentary ticket to Conexus Financial Breakfast Event	Conexus Financial	Unknown	Margaret Cole, APRA Deputy Chair	Catering was provided as part of the event.
10/3/2023	Complimentary ticket to Australian Sustainable Finance Summit	Conexus Financial	Unknown	Therese McCarthy Hockey, APRA Member	Catering was provided as part of the event.
10/3/2023	Complimentary ticket to 25^th Melbourne Money & Finance Conference 2023	University of Melbourne	$770	Margaret Cole, APRA Deputy Chair	Catering was provided as part of the event.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
6/10/2022	Cocktail function at RBA Office	Reserve Bank of Australia	Unknown	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	N/A
28/10/2022	Complimentary ticket to Australian Sustainable Finance Summit	Australian Sustainable Finance Summit	$747	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Speaker at Australian Sustainable Finance Summit.
4/11/2022	Hardcover Book	International Organisation of Pension Supervisors	Unknown	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Gifted on Deputy Chair’s retirement as President of IOPS. The book was surrendered to APRA.
4/11/2022	Coins presented in wooden frame	International Organisation of Pension Supervisors	Unknown	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Gifted on Deputy Chair’s retirement as President of IOPS. The coins were surrendered to APRA.
4/11/2022	Decorative scarf	International Organisation of Pension Supervisors	$715	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Gifted on Deputy Chair’s retirement as President of IOPS. The scarf was surrendered to APRA and purchased at value from APRA by the Deputy Chair.
31/12/2022	Lounge membership or lounge access		N/A	-	APRA Members were provided complimentary lounge memberships or lounge access due to the frequency of work-related travel and/or their individual membership status.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
10/8/2022	Cocktail event for outgoing CBA Chair	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Unknown	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	N/A
10/8/2022	Cocktail event for outgoing CBA Chair	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Unknown	John Lonsdale, APRA Deputy Chair	N/A
7/9/2022	Complimentary registration at AIST CMSF Annual Conference	AIST CMSF	$355	Margaret Cole, APRA Member	APRA Member provided remarks at “Forum 2A: What to expect over the next 5 years?”
8/9/2022	Handbook of Financial Stress Testing	Oliver Wyman	$200	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	Received for APRA library
14/9/2022	Complimentary registration at ASIC Annual Forum and Dinner on 3-4 November	ASIC	$2320	John Lonsdale, APRA Deputy Chair	APRA Member will attend dinner. Forum registration will be transferred to an APRA employee.
14/9/2022	Complimentary registration at ASIC Annual Forum and Dinner on 3-4 November	ASIC	$2320	Margaret Cole, APRA Member	N/A

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
31/5/2022	Complimentary registration AFR Banking Summit	Australian Financial Review	$1,350	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	Keynote speaker
7/6/2022	ICA Annual Dinner	Insurance Council of Australia	$300	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	N/A

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
9/3/2022	Invitation to Financial Review Platinum 70 Year VIP Dinner	Australian Financial Review	Unknown	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	N/A
9/3/2022	Complimentary attendance at FSC Breakfast	Financial Services Council	$180	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	N/A
9/3/2022	Complimentary attendance at FSC Breakfast	Financial Services Council	$180	Margaret Cole, APRA Member	N/A
16/3/2022	Invitation to cocktail event (Partner farewell)	Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers	Unknown	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	N/A

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
8/11/2021	Complimentary registration for the 2022 ASIC Annual Forum and dinner 21-22 March 2022	ASIC	$2320	Margaret Cole, APRA Member	Speaker in Plenary session 3
24/11/2021	Invitation to an industry annual dinner event.	Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL)	Unknown	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	N/A
13/12/2021	Dinner	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Unknown	Margaret Cole, APRA Member	N/A
21/12/2021	Complimentary registration for the 2022 ASIC Annual Forum and dinner 21-22 March 2022	ASIC	$2320	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	Participant in a panel session

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
Unknown	Proposed charitable donation	PwC	Unknown	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	Proposed charitable donation by PwC: Mr Byres presented to the Risk Management Association Australia’s Chief Risk Officer Forum. As thanks for his presentation, forum sponsors PwC advised they proposed making a donation to charity. APRA communicated to PwC that Starlight Foundation was a staff club supported charity.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
28/2/2020	Handcrafted model of a famous ship.	Financial Services Commission, Mauritius	$600 (est)	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Gift provided by the FSC Mauritius to Ms Rowell (Global IOPS President) on occasion of IOPS annual conference in Mauritius. The gift has been retained on APRA premises.

Date provided

Details of the gift and/or hospitality

Gift/hospitality provider

Value

Recipient

Other information

28/2/2020

Handcrafted model of a famous ship.

Financial Services Commission, Mauritius

$600 (est)

Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair

Gift provided by the FSC Mauritius to Ms Rowell (Global IOPS President) on occasion of IOPS annual conference in Mauritius. The gift has been retained on APRA premises.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
12/8/2019	Chartered Banker private dinner.	Finsia	$100 (est)	Wayne Byres, APRA Chair	Mr Byres was invited to a celebratory dinner for the first six candidates to complete the Chartered Banker by Experience Program through the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).
12/8/2019	Complimentary attendance at the Rice Warner Summit, including dinner.	Rice Warner	$800	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	N/A
6/11/2019	Three-day complimentary attendance at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Conference.	ASFA	$3000	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Mrs Rowell was a speaker at the event.
29/11/2019	Myer Gift Card.	ASFA	$100	Helen Rowell, APRA Deputy Chair	Mrs Rowell attended a Women in Super lunch and her table won the gift card. The gift card was donated to the APRA Social Club to be raffled for charity.
4/12/2019	Champagne.	Qantas	$279	Geoff Summerhayes, APRA Executive Member	The champagne was donated to the APRA Social Club to be raffled for charity.
9/12/2019	Renewal - Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership.	Qantas	Unknown	John Lonsdale, APRA Deputy Chair	N/A

APRA employees

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
26/07/2023	Private access to Australian National Maritime Museum	Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation	$1000	APRA employees	Policy & Advice Division
08/08/2023	Complimentary ticket to Investment Magazine’s 2023 Retirement Conference	Conexus Financial	$539	APRA employees	2 tickets provided. Speaker at the conference, catering was provided as part of the event.
11/08/2023	AICD Climate Governance Forum	Australian Institute of Company Directors	$204	APRA employees	2 tickets provided for in-person attendance.
11/08/2023	AICD Climate Governance Forum	Australia Institute of Company Directors	$108	APRA employees	2 tickets provided for virtual attendance.
25/09/2023	2023 COBA Convention	COBA	$1868.50	APRA employees	5 tickets provided.
18/10/2023	McGrathNicol Women’s Annual Networking Event	McGrathNicol	$150	APRA employee	1 ticket provided.
14/11/2023	Microsoft’s 6^th Annual Asia Financial Services Regulator Roundtable	Microsoft	Unknown	APRA employees	4 tickets provided for virtual attendance.
20/11/2023	Microsoft Session	Microsoft Australia	$150	APRA employees	14 tickets provided.
24/11/2023	Complimentary attendance at the International Auditors Financial Services Forum Workshop	Institute of Internal Auditors Australia	$430	APRA employee	1 ticket provided.
4/12/2023	Training session on ‘Uplifting your controls approach’	KPMG	Unknown	APRA employee	1 ticket provided.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
15/2/2023	ACT Government Data & Analytics Summit 2023 Registration	Forefront Events	$1,499	APRA employee	1 ticket provided
10/3/2023	Complimentary registration for Law Council Superannuation Lawyer’s Conference	The Superannuation Committee of the Legal Practice Section of the Law Council of Australia	$2,695	APRA employee	1 ticket, participant in panel session
14/3/2023	Complimentary passes to BIS Oxford Economic Forecasting Conference	BIS Oxford Economics	$600	APRA employees	2 tickets provided
7/6/2023	Complimentary attendance at ABA Conference	Australian Banking Association	$1,705	APRA employee	1 ticket, participant in panel session
9/5/2023	Complimentary attendance at Chief Data & Analytics Officer Conference	Corinium Global Intelligence	$2,600	APRA employee	1 ticket provided

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
25/7/2022	Complimentary ticket to EA signature series	Executive Assistant Network	$1,440	APRA employee	N/A
26/7/2022	Cyber Security for Government 2022 Conference Ticket	Akolade.co	$4,798	APRA employee	2 complimentary tickets provided. Cost per ticket is $2,399.
26/9/2022	Complimentary tickets to COBA Convention	Customer Owned Banking Association	$1,934	APRA employee	2 complimentary tickets provided. Part attendance only.
12/10/2022	Attendance at NIBA celebration dinner	National Insurance Brokers Association	$200	APRA employee	N/A
12/10/2022	Ticket to CFO Forum	Conference Participant	$750	APRA employee	Conference organised by CFO Leaders. Participant gifted unused ticket to APRA employee.
20/10/2022	Complimentary ticket to Australian Sustainable Finance Summit	Australian Sustainable Finance Summit	$747	APRA employee	N/A
24/10/2022	Five pieces of Indigenous artwork	Immediate past APRA Chair	Unknown	APRA	Gift to APRA. An Indigenous artwork for each of APRA’s 5 offices.
22/11/2022	CEDA dinner	PWC	$300	APRA employee	N/A
8/12/2022	Lunch	Charter Hall	$120	APRA employee	N/A
8/12/2022	Lunch	Charter Hall	$120	APRA employee	N/A

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
9/3/2022	Complimentary attendance at FSC Breakfast	Financial Services Council	$180	APRA employee	N/A
9/3/2022	Complimentary attendance at FSC Breakfast	Financial Services Council	$180	APRA employee	N/A
16/3/2022	Passes to the Data Analytics Summit	Forefront Events	$300	APRA employee	Three tickets provided
22/3/2022	Complimentary attendance at Retirement Strategy Forum	I3 Investment Innovation Institute	$105	APRA employee	N/A
27/4/2022	Dinner following ASFA Conference	Mercer Australia	$200	APRA employee	N/A
20/5/2022	Dinner following 2022 Australian Life Underwriting and Claims Association Conference	Munich Re	$170	APRA employee	N/A
24/5/2022	Lunch	Charter Hall	$120	APRA employee	N/A
25/5/2022	Superannuation Fund Awards Dinner	Chant West	$295	APRA employee	N/A
31/5/2022	Complimentary attendance at AFR Banking Summit	Australian Financial Review	$1,350	APRA employee	Participant in Regulatory Priorities and Response Panel

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
21/07/2021	Complimentary admission for speaking at the ACSI Annual Conference	Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)	$680	APRA employee	N/A
2/11/2021	Complimentary admission to the Impact X Summit	Blue Impacts	$299	APRA employee	N/A

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
07/05/2021	Complimentary admission to RIAA 2021 Conference.	Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)	$835	APRA employee	Given to an APRA employee for speaking at the event.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
17/2/2020	Ticket to Gartner Sydney Data & Analytics Summit	NTT	$2,275	APRA employee	As a sponsor of the Summit, NTT provided APRA with a sponsor ticket
25/2/2020	Skincare products	Doltone House	$170	APRA employee	The skincare products were a prize won through a business card draw at a business events showcase. The prize was raffled off by the APRA Social Club, with the proceeds going to charity.

Date provided	Details of the gift and/or hospitality	Gift/hospitality provider	Value	Recipient	Other information
16/7/2019	Lunches.	Charter Hall	$360	3 APRA employees	N/A
16/7/2019	Dinner.	Vizor Software	$100	APRA employee	N/A
12/8/2019	Complimentary attendance at the Rice Warner Summit, including dinner.	Rice Warner	$800	APRA employee	N/A
26/8/2019	Moon cakes.	Agricultural Bank of China	$200 (Est)	APRA employees	The cakes were shared among divisional employees.
27/8/2019	Complimentary attendance at FSC Summit, including dinner.	Financial Services Council	$3,100	APRA employee	N/A
17/9/2019	Complimentary attendance to an industry panel on superannuation fund mergers as part of the Conexus Absolute Return Conference, including dinner.	Conexus Financial	$200	APRA employee	N/A
24/9/2019	Framed PIN JIN PIN Eight Horses-24K Gold Leaf artwork and two decorative tea tins.	Taiwan Academy of Banking & Finance	$500 (Est)	APRA employee	Given to APRA employee for presenting at the 2019 International Talent Development Program. The items have been retained on APRA premises.
12/11/2019	Pineapple cakes, pens with laser pointers, travel adapters and USB drives.	Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd	$175 (Est)	APRA employees	The items were shared among divisional employees.
14/11/2019	Two day complimentary attendance at ASFA Conference, including dinner.	ASFA	$2000	APRA employee	N/A
11/12/2019	Lunch.	Charter Hall	$160	APRA employee	N/A

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