The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) guides agency heads on accepting gifts and benefits, and declaring any gifts and benefits received on the agency website.
The APSC strongly encourages statutory agencies like CASA to adopt this guidance as best practice.
CASA staff accepted the following gifts and benefits, with an estimated value of more than AUD$100 (excluding GST). In addition to the items listed below, Pip Spence - CASA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of Aviation Safety (DAS), two current CASA Board members and two current CASA senior executives have been gifted membership to the Qantas Chairman’s and Virgin Beyond lounges. Estimated value is not quantified.
Declared date | Date received | Gift or benefit | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value |
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Gift hamper including wine and snacks | Travel Team Leader who immediately donated it to CASA social club to avoid conflict | QT Hotel Canberra | N/A | $150.00 | ||
Branded pens and wooden boxes | CASA Board Members | Civil Aviation Authority Of New Zealand Board Members (CAA NZ) | Meeting of Boards in New Zealand CAA NZ and CASA | $400.00 | ||
Complementary dinner invite | CEO/DAS | Regional Aviation Association of Australia | Agency Head Dinner | $150.00 | ||
Complementary ticket to the Aviation Hall of Fame 2024 Gala Dinner | CEO/DAS | AMDA Foundation Limited | Australian Aviation Hall of Fame 2024 Gala Dinner | $195.00 | ||
Complimentary dinner and silver coated plane earrings and cuff links presented to guest speaker | Staff member | Australian and International Pilots Association | IFALPA Dangerous Goods Committee Dinner and Drinks | $170.00 | ||
- | Complimentary invitation as guest speaker to conference and gala dinner | CEO/DAS | Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) | AAUS RPAS Conference and Gala Dinner | Estimated value is not quantified. |
Declared date | Date received | Gift or benefit | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value |
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- | Complimentary invitation as guest speaker to gala dinner | CEO/DAS | Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) | RAAA Annual Conference | Estimated value is not quantified. | |
- | Complimentary dinner invitation | CEO/DAS | Australian Aviation | Australian Aviation awards dinner | Estimated value is not quantified. | |
- | Complimentary dinner invitation | CEO/DAS | Regional Express Board | Board dinner | Estimated value is not quantified. | |
- | Wooden box, pen and whisky | Board member | CASA | Farewell | $389.00 | |
- | Jewellery, scarf and wine | Board member | CASA | Farewell | $280.00 | |
- | Complimentary invitation as guest speaker to conference and gala dinner | CEO/DAS | Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) | AAUS RPAS Conference and gala dinner | Estimated value is not quantified. | |
- | Complimentary dinner invitation | CEO/DAS | Air Sport Australia Confederation (ASAC) | Sport Aviation Forum | Estimated value is not quantified. |
Declared date | Date received | Gift or benefit | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value |
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- | Glass vase and flowers | Board member | CASA | Farewell | $296.00 | |
- | Complimentary event invitation | Staff member | Regional Express | 20th Anniversary | $100.00 |
Declared date | Date received | Gift or benefit | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value |
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- | Briefing and helicopter flight demonstrating crocodile egg collection operation | Tony Mathews, Pip Spence, Michael Bridge and Elizabeth Hallett | Crocodile Farms NT | Board engagement | Estimated value is not quantified. | |
- | Complimentary invitation as guest speaker to conference and gala dinner | CEO/DAS | Australian Association for Unmanned Systems (AAUS) | AAUS RPAS Conference and gala dinner | $615.00 |
Declared date | Date received | Gift or benefit | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value |
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- | Pen, box and card | CEO/DAS | CASA Board | Farewell | $237.00 | |
- | Qantas 747 flight | CEO/DAS | Qantas | Farewell flight | $679.00 |
Declared date | Date received | Gift or benefit | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value |
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- | Complimentary Virgin The Club lounge membership | CASA Board Chair | Virgin Australia | Renewal | Estimated value is not quantified. | |
- | Complimentary invitation as guest speaker to gala dinner | CEO/DAS | Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA) | RAAA Annual Conference | Estimated value is not quantified. |