Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy

The CSV Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy outlines CSV's expectations for the appropriate management of offers of, and the provision of, gifts, benefits and hospitality.

The policy applies to all CSV executive officers, staff, contractors and consultants where offers of gifts, benefits and hospitality are made by/to external parties such as service providers, contractors, consultants or court users.

CSV's Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy is published below.

CSV Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy

CSV Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy (PDF 204.52 KB)

Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register

The CSV register records all offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality valued at $50 or more, whether accepted or declined. It is intended to maintain high levels of integrity and public trust and support employees and CSV to avoid any actual, potential or perceived impropriety and conflicts of interest.

Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register 2018/19

Date offered	Offered to	Offered by	Summary description	Estimated value	Decision
19/04/2018	Principal Consultant, Safety & Wellbeing	Public Sector Leaders Series Luncheon	Public Sector Leaders Series Luncheon	$70	Accepted
04/08/2018	Neighbourhood Justice Centre	Unknown	Thank you card with cash enclosed	$200	Accepted because donor was unable to be identified and donated to the Collingwood All Stars Program (CASP).
23/08/2018	Manager, Court Security Unit	Seton Australia	Google Home Mini	$139	Declined
06/09/2018	Chair, Audit and Risk Portfolio Committee	Deloitte	Invitation to "It's happening, Victoria" with hospitality	$70	Accepted
24/09/2018	Chair, Audit and Risk Portfolio Committee	PwC	Invitation to "Public Sector Audit Committee Roundtable" on "The Auditor General's Perspectives on Key Themes in Public Sector Accounting" with hospitality	$70	Accepted
13/10/2018	Chair, Audit and Risk Portfolio Committee	Deloitte	Invitation to "Deloitte Financial Reporting Update" with hospitality	$30	Accepted
16/10/2018	Director, People and Culture	Moray and Agnew	Luncheon on gender pay equality	$99	Accepted
04/12/2018	Supreme Court of Victoria Archives and Records	RMIT	Christmas hamper	$50`	Accepted

 

Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register 2017/18

Date offered	Offered to	Offered by	Summary description	Estimated value	Decision
15/09/2017	CSV CEO	Governor of Victoria	Dinner to mark the retirement of the former Chief Justice	$200	Accepted
31/10/2017	CSV CEO	PWC	Luncheon at PWC	$120	Accepted
31/10/2017	Director, Strategy, Policy and Research	PWC	Luncheon at PWC	$120	Accepted
31/10/2017	Chief Transformation Officer	PWC	Luncheon at PWC	$120	Accepted
18/12/2017	CSV CEO	Transearch	A box of cherries	$50	Accepted
25/05/2018	CSV CEO	BCG	Invitation to attend MoMA at NGV	$100	Declined
29/05/2018	Executive Director, People and Culture	Moray and Agnew	Dinner event	$240	Declined
21/06/2018	Senior Research Manager, Judicial College of Victoria	Law Institute of Victoria	Gift certificate to use at LIV bookstore	$50	Accepted

The CSV Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Policy and the CSV Gifts, Benefits and Hospitality Register are published in accordance with the minimum accountabilities applying to all public sector organisations.

For further information, click here to go to the Victorian Public Sector Commission's website.