Gift policy

We strongly advise that Queensland Government employees involved in any aspect of the procurement process should not accept gifts or benefits. 

Gifts and Benefits Directive and Guideline 

The Queensland Public Service Commission released a Gifts and Benefits Directive (PDF, 44KB) and Gifts and Benefits Guideline (PDF, 63KB) effective 1 January 2010 for the giving and receipt of gifts and benefits by employees and agencies of the Queensland Public Service.

Suppliers and potential suppliers to the Queensland Government should be aware that a public service employee should only accept a gift or benefit if it complies with the Directive (PDF, 44KB) and Guideline (PDF, 63KB).

Acceptance of gifts or benefits in the public service

• Your duties must be carried out impartially and with integrity. Consequently, it is not appropriate for you to be offered, to accept or to give gifts and benefits that may affect, or be perceived to affect, the independent and impartial performance of your official duties.
• You must, at all times, be mindful of your obligation to maintain and enhance public confidence in the integrity of public administration.
• You must not ask for or encourage the giving of any form of gift or benefit in connection with the performance of official duties. This includes entering any discretionary competitions which involve a prize.
• Any gift or benefit accepted, regardless of monetary value, implies, or may imply, a relationship which may interfere with objectivity and independence.
• In most situations, you can decline offers of gifts or benefits courteously by explaining that acceptance would be against agency policy and consequently that they have no discretion in the area.

• Gifts or benefits accepted by you remain the property of the agency unless the accountable officer for the agency determines it is appropriate for the recipient to retain the gift or benefit.

Gifts and benefits register

Gifts or benefits received or given with a retail value of more than $150 must be recorded in the agency’s gifts and benefits register.

Agency registers must be in a form approved by the Public Service Commission Chief Executive and published under the Right to Information Act 2009 as part of an agency’s publication scheme. The register must be published online each quarter, within 10 calendar days of the end of the quarter.

More information

For more information contact us on (07) 3235 4333 or betterprocurement@qgcpo.qld.gov.au.