Published
In the course of official duties, officials of Food Standards Australia New Zealand received the following gifts and/or benefits where the value exceeds the stipulated threshold of $A100 (excluding GST).
| Reporting period | Date received | Date recorded | Gift item, benefit or service | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value in $A* |
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| Apr 2025 -Jun 2025 | 17-21 Jun 2025 | 8 Jul 2025 | Travel - Flights, accommodation, meals, travel allowance | Stuart Creton | World Health Organisation (WHO)/ Nanyang Technological University | WHO/ Nanyang Technological University workshop on New Approach Methodologies in future food safety risk assessment | Flights ~$1400, others unknown |
| 17-19 Jun 2025 | 7 Jul 2025 | Travel - Flights, accommodation, meals |
Keith Henderson |
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Korea) |
1st Asia-Pacific Total Diet Study Workshop | Flights $2558, accommodation ~$750, meals ~$150 |
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| 8-21 Jun 2025 | 10 Jul 2025 | Travel - Flights, accommodation, travel allowance | Tracy Hambridge | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 100th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives meeting | Travel allowance ~$2550, business class flights ~$14000, accommodation ~$1600 | |
| 3-4 Jun 2025 | 11 Jul 2025 | Travel - Flights, accommodation, travel allowance | Gaya Subramaniam | Agriculture and Food Systems Institute | Second Capacity Building Workshop on Safety Assessment of Foods and Feeds Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants | Flights $2300, travel allowance $650, accommodation unknown | |
| 27 May 2025 | 14 Jul 2025 | Subsidised conference registration - speaker rate | Sally Ronaldson | NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) | NZIFST Conference 2025 Embracing Tradition Transforming the Future - attended as a speaker | Conference registration subsidised ~$136 | |
| 27 May 2025 | 21 Jul 2025 | Subsidised conference registration - speaker rate | Tracey Cridge | NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) | NZIFST Conference 2025 Embracing Tradition Transforming the Future - attended as a speaker | Conference registration subsidised ~$136 | |
| 22-23 Apr 2025 | 8 Jul 2025 | Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea for 2 days during technical working group meeting | Laura Gladwish | USDA/ CABI/ Ag Aligned Global/ Minor Use Foundation/ CropLife Asia | USDA-ASEAN iMRL pilot project joint review meeting if technical working group (Malaysia) | Unknown, estimate <$150 | |
| 1-3 Apr 2025 | 14 Apr 2025 | Travel - flights, accommodation, travel allowance | Zoe Morosini | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Food Safety Foresight Framework meeting | Flights ~$4200, travel allowance ~$790, accommodation unknown | |
| Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 |
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| Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 | 21-22 Nov 2024 | 5 Dec 2024 | Scientific Symposium registration | FSANZ Staff member | Singapore Food Agency | Attendance at Singapore Food Agency Scientific Symposium | $180 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 5 Dec 2024 | Welcome reception | FSANZ Staff member | Singapore Food Agency | Welcome reception for invited Delegates, Singapore International Agri-Food Week | $140 | |
| 17 Nov 2024 | 5 Dec 2024 | Dinner | FSANZ Staff member | Singapore Food Agency | Food regulators and novel food roundtable panelists | $140 | |
| Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 |
16 Sep 2024 | 23 Sep 2024 | Chocolates | Some FSANZ Staff and Board members | Whittaker’s | Through the support of a New Zealand industry peak body, FSANZ attended an industry site visit to better understand regulatory and broader challenges as part of FSANZ’s program of ensuring deep engagement with stakeholders. | While the value per person was below the threshold requiring disclosure, for transparency FSANZ is including these gifts on the register. |
| 15-28 Sep 2024 | 28 Aug 2024 | Travel - international flights, accomodation, travel allowance | FSANZ Staff member | World Health Organisation | 2024 JMPR meeting | $6300, accommodation costs unknown | |
| 14-27 Sep 2024 | 3 Dec 2024 | Travel - international flights, accommodation, travel allowance | FSANZ staff member | World Health Organisation | 2024 JMPR meeting | $6426, accommodation costs unknown | |
| Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 | 9-22 June 2024 | 28 Aug 2024 | Travel - international flights, accomodation, travel allowance | FSANZ staff member | Food and Agriculture Organisation | 96th JECFA meeting | $16800 |
| Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 |
8-9 Jan 2024 | 27 Oct 2023 |
Travel - domestic flights, taxis, accomodation Day registration |
FSANZ Staff member | Home Economics institute of Australia (HEIA) | Future of Food Regulation (nutrition focused - keynote speaker | $1710 |
| Oct 2023 - Dec 2023 |
7-16 Oct 2023 | 19 Nov 2024 | Travel - international flights, accomodation, travel allowance | FSANZ Staff member | Food and Agriculture Organisation | Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption | $6 711 |
| Jul 2023 - Sep 2023 |
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| Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 |
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| Jan 2023 - Mar 2023 |
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| Oct 2022 - Dec 2022 |
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| Jul 2022 - Sep 2022 |
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| Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 |
May 2022 | Membership for Qantas Chairman's Lounge access (2 years) | CEO | Qantas | — | — | |
| Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 |
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| Oct 2021 - Dec 2021 |
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| Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 |
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| Apr 2021 - Jun 2021 |
21 April 2021 | 21 April 2021 | 1 polo shirt, 1 drink bottle, 1 pen | — | Technology One | — | $100 |
| Jan 2021 - Mar 2021 |
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| Oct 2020 - Dec 2020 |
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| Jul 2020 - Sep 2020 |
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| Apr 2020 - Jun 2020 |
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| Jan 2020 - Mar 2020 |
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| Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 |
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| Jul 2019 - Sep 2019 |
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*wholesale value in country of origin or current market value in Australia (excluding GST)