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Andrew Leigh MP

Andrew Leigh MP

Member for Fenner, ACT

Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Assistant Minister for Employment

Australian Labor Party

Total Interests: 39

Latest alteration: Gifts - 6/02/24

Source: Statement of Registrable Interests - this contains interests declared as at 11/04/22 and alterations since then.  

This statement contains interests declared as at the dissolution of the previous parliament on 11/04/22 and any alterations since then, including new interests and amendments and deletions to existing interests. The date of an alteration is when it was declared to the register, not when the change occurred.

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Problems: Leigh has not disclosed the values of gifts or the dates received as required under the register's Explanatory Notes.

1. Shareholdings

Shareholdings - 4 records

Shareholdings in public and private companies, including any holding or subsidiary companies

DateRepPersonName of company
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerUBS IQ MSCI USA Ethical ETF
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerBetaShares Australia 200 ETF
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

2. Family and business trusts

Family and business trusts - 3 records

Family and business trusts and nominee companies

i. in which a beneficial interest is held

DateRepPersonName of trust/nominee companyNature of its operationBeneficial interest
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

2. Family and business trusts

Family and business trusts - 3 records

ii. in which someone is a trustee

DateRepPersonName of trust/nominee companyNature of its operationBeneficial interest
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

3. Real Estate

Real Estate - 3 records

Real estate, including the location (suburb or area only) and the purpose for which it is owned

DateRepPersonLocationPurpose
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerHackett, ACTResidential (jointly owned)
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfHackett, ACTResidential (jointly owned)

4. Directorships

Directorships - 3 records

Registered directorships of companies

DateRepPersonName of companyActivities of company
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

5. Partnerships

Partnerships - 3 records

Partnerships, including the nature of the interests and activities of the partnership

DateRepPersonNameNature of interestsActivities
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

6. Liabilities

Liabilities - 3 records

Liabilities, including the nature of the liability and the name of the creditor

DateRepPersonLiabilityCreditor
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerMortgage on homeAFSH Nominees↳ AFSH Nominees 23/11/23
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfMortgage on homeAFSH Nominees↳ AFSH Nominees 23/11/23

7. Bonds

Bonds - 3 records

Bonds, debentures and like investments

DateRepPersonType of investmentBody in which investment is held
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

8. Savings or investment accounts

Savings - 3 records

Savings or investment accounts, including the nature of the account and the name of the bank or financial institution

DateRepPersonName of bank/institution
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenCommonwealth Bank
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerCommonwealth Bank
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfCommonwealth Bank

9. Other assets

Other assets - 5 records

The nature of any other assets (excluding household and personal effects) each valued at over $7,500

DateRepPersonNature of any other assets
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerLife insurance policy from Prudential
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerLife insurance policy from New York Life
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerAustralian Super account
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfAustralian Super account

10. Other income

Other income - 3 records

The nature of any other substantial sources of income (excluding official salary)

DateRepPersonNature of income
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerPayments for work as a lecturer/tutor at the University of Canberra, landscape architect and freelance writer. PHD student stipend from the University of Canberra.
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfRoyalties and payments related to writings

11. Gifts

Gifts - 14 records

Gifts of more than $750 from official sources (e.g. a foreign or domestic government, or officeholder in a government) or at more than $300 from non-official sources. Gifts from family or friends do not need to be declared unless a member or senator judges that it could create an appearance of a conflict of interest.

DateRepPersonDetails of gifts
06/02/2024Leigh, AndrewSelfSkyNews.com.au streaming subscription (valid until December 2024), - from SkyNews Australia
05/09/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfFleece jacket and neoprene laptop sleeve from Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation.
17/07/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfTwo tickets to the Midwinter Ball from eBay
18/05/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfTraditional brass cutlery, black bag, chiffon scarf and reusable coffee cup provided to me in my capacity as a delegate to the Asian Development Bank meetings in Incheon, Korea.
20/01/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfI recently published a paper titled "Understanding the impact of lockdowns on short-term excess mortality in Australia" in BMJ Global Health, coauthored with Oxford professor Philip Clarke. BMJ Global Health is an open access journal and levies an article processing charge of 3,090 GBP. My coauthor Philip Clarke paid the article processing charge from his research account. This isn't really a gift, but I'm disclosing it from an abundance of caution, and in the interests of full transparency.
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfTranscripts of podcast interviews provided by David Loggia
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerRex Lounge membership
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfRex Lounge membership
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerVirgin lounge membership
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerQantas lounge membership
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfVirgin lounge membership
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfQantas lounge membership
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfFoxtel pay TV subscription in electorate office

12. Travel or hospitality

Travel or hospitality - 8 records

Sponsored travel or hospitality where the value exceeds $300

DateRepPersonDetails of travel/hospitality
22/09/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfUpgrade on delayed Qantas flight from Canberra to Melbourne on 22 - September 2023.
22/09/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfUpgrade on delayed Qantas flight from Canberra to Melbourne on 22 - September 2023.
14/04/2023Leigh, AndrewSelfUpgrade from Qantas from economy to business on flight from Sydney to Canberra on 14 April 2023
08/09/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfTwo tickets to the Midwinter Ball from Salesforce
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfMeals and light refreshments provided by the Australia-America Leadership Dialogue at its 30th meeting in Washington DC on 12-14 July 2022.
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfQantas flight upgrade Brisbane to Los Angeles on 3 July 2022

13. Memberships

Memberships - 6 records

Membership of any organisation where a conflict of interest with a member's or senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

DateRepPersonName of organisation
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerMember of the American Society of Landscape Architects
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerMember of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfMember of the Economics Society of Australia
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfFellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfFellow of IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

14. Other Interests

Other Interests - 3 records

Any other interests where a conflict of interest with a member's or senator's public duties could foreseeably arise or be seen to arise

DateRepPersonNature of interests
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewDependent childrenNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSpouse/partnerNil
11/04/2022Leigh, AndrewSelfNil

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