{"id":34,"date":"2024-03-21T07:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T23:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/disclosure-of-interest\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:17:06","slug":"disclosure-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/disclosure-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Disclosure of interests, gifts, benefits and hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>At such an expansive institution such as Curtin University, conflicting interests can occur. Recognizing and disclosing these conflicts isn&#8217;t a critique of one&#8217;s integrity or conduct but rather serves as a means to acknowledging their presence and managing them in-line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/home\/code-of-conduct\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"36\">Curtin University Code of Conduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The below procedures and guidelines provide essential guidance on how Curtin University expects its staff to conduct themselves in relation to disclosing and managing conflicts of interest, foreign relationships or interests, gifts, benefits and hospitality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/home\/information-and-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disclosure of Relationships and Interests Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflict_of_Interest_Procedures_-_Appendix_1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflict_of_Interest_Procedures_-_Appendix_1.pdf\">Appendix One<\/a>: Types of conflicts of interest <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflict_of_Interest_Procedures_-_Appendix_2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflict_of_Interest_Procedures_-_Appendix_2.pdf\">Appendix Two<\/a>:  Does a conflict exist? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflict_of_Interest_Procedures_-_Appendix_3.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflict_of_Interest_Procedures_-_Appendix_3.pdf\">Appendix Three<\/a>: Strategies for managing a conflict  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/home\/information-and-policies\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Conflicts-of-Interest-Gifts-Benefits-and-Hospitality-Process.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disclosure of Interest Flowchart<\/a>: To assist all parties involved in the submission, review and approval process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Before disclosing a conflict of interest\/gift. benefits or hospitality, please view the FAQ&#8217;s at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_243394535.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_243394535.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_243394535-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AdobeStock_243394535-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n             block-name=\"facts\"\n             role=\"complementary\"\n             aria-label=\"Facts\"\n             data-segment=\"all\">\n\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"the-disclosure-of-interest-register-allows-you-to\">The Disclosure of Interest Register allows you to:<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-grid\"\n         data-card-count=\"3\"\n         data-card-background=\"white\"\n         data-card-size=\"small\">\n\n                    <div  id=\"disclose\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"disclose\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3>Disclose<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Disclose an actual, perceived or potential conflict of interest \/ a foreign relationship or interest, or a gift, benefit or hospitality<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"assess\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"assess\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"ico ico-edit ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-edit.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'><\/span><h3>Assess<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Assess and make a decision about a previously disclosed interest \/ gift,\u00a0benefit or hospitality<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"review\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"review\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><span class=\"ico ico-reset ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-reset.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'><\/span><h3>Review<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Review your previously registered disclosures or assessments<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>        \n    <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"button\"\n        \n        data-align=\"center\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Button block\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/coi.curtin.edu.au\/coi\/home\"\n    class=\"button  button--deep-blue filled\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Disclosure of Interest Register\">Disclosure of Interest Register<\/a>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-System-user-guide\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"System-user-guide\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-System-user-guide\">System user guide<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"System-user-guide\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <div>\n<p>A detailed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ISU_-_Ops_Manual_-_Appendix_7.1B_-_Conflict_of_Interest_System_-_User_Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guide with step-by-step instructions<\/a>\u00a0on how to use the Disclosure of Interest System to electronically disclose and assess conflicts of interest \/ gifts, benefits and hospitality. This will be updated with information regarding the disclosure of Foreign Relationships and Interests in due course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-System-email-correspondence\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"System-email-correspondence\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-System-email-correspondence\">System email correspondence<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"System-email-correspondence\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Under the Disclosure of Interest System, automated email correspondence is issued as part of pre-defined electronic workflows. Please note that the following email address is used by the system to generate emails to system users:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:Conflictsofinterest@curtin.edu.au\">conflictsofinterest@curtin.edu.au<\/a>\u00a0(for all declarations of interest including gifts, benefits and hospitality)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foreign relationships and interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin\u2019s Disclosure of Foreign Relationships and Interests questions are a relatively new disclosure requirement for staff. Curtin\u2019s questions are taken directly from the Australian University Foreign Interference Taskforce (UFIT) Guidelines 2021 and are recommended for staff across the entire sector. The questions are designed to foster transparency, allow for the management of potential risks, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation including the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) and the Foreign Arrangement Scheme (FAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is critical that all staff disclose and update relevant Foreign Relationships and Interests as soon as practicable, regardless of whether they consider that these may not involve a Conflict of Interest. The obligation to disclose Foreign Relationships and Interests is separate from, and in addition to, disclosure obligations regarding Conflicts of Interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/staffportal.curtin.edu.au\/governance\/foreign-risk\/disclosure-of-foreign-relationships-and-interests\/\">Disclosure of Foreign Relationships and Interests<\/a> page on the Curtin Staff Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a query or concern related to Foreign Relationships and Interests, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:foreign.risk@curtin.edu.au\">Foreign Risk Management Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faqjump\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To assist you in obtaining a better understanding of your obligations in relation to notifying the University of conflicts of interest \/ gifts, benefits and hospitality under these procedures, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/faqs\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/integrityandstandards\/faqs\/\">FAQs page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At such an expansive institution such as Curtin University, conflicting interests can occur. 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