Documents, Or A Summary Of Information That Outline The Department's Overall Spend This Year On Christmas/end Of Year Gifts For Staff Based At The RG Casey Building In Canberra, Including A…

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DFAT released its representation funds policy, which outlines eligible recipients of departmental hospitality expenditure and admissible entertainment expenses. The policy clarifies that hospitality should support Australia's diplomatic interests, information gathering, or operational efficiency, with eligible recipients including local contacts, parliamentarians, prominent citizens, and visiting dignitaries. The disclosed documents explicitly exclude staff gifts, birthday celebrations, and bereavement contributions from admissible expenses under representation fund categories. However, the specific FOI request regarding Christmas/end-of-year gift spending for RG Casey Building staff in Canberra and any breakdown by section/division was not directly addressed in the released material, with portions redacted under section 22(1)(a)(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act.