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entries currently declared
James Paterson
LIBSenator for VICparliaments 44–48
- 44th–48th · Senator for VIC · Liberal
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons — Alison Newman (CC BY-SA 4.0). Not a Parliament of Australia image.
The Registers of Senators’ Interests are tabled as combined Senate volumes, and we have not read them into this site yet. An empty register here is our coverage gap — not a record that this senator declared nothing.
0
ASX-listed companies named
5
real-estate declarations
6
liabilities entries
39
gifts and sponsored travel
20 Nov 2025
register last updated
Counts of register entries currently declared. The registers record what is held and not quantity or value, so none of these is an amount. One real-estate entry can cover more than one property, so that figure is a floor rather than a count of properties.
What is declared, at a glance
- Sponsored travel37
- Other interest16
- Liability6
- Real estate5
- Office held4
- Other (4)6
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Sponsored travel | 37 |
| Other interest | 16 |
| Liability | 6 |
| Real estate | 5 |
| Office held | 4 |
| Accounts | 2 |
| Gift | 2 |
| Other assets | 1 |
| Other income | 1 |
| Total | 74 |
- Holder not stated74
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Holder not stated | 74 |
| Total | 74 |
Entries declared over time
Monthly count of currently-declared entries whose start date the register records. Entries with no stated date are never given one.
| Month | Count |
|---|---|
| 2021-09 | 24 |
| 2021-10 | 24 |
| 2021-11 | 24 |
| 2021-12 | 24 |
| 2022-01 | 26 |
| 2022-02 | 26 |
| 2022-03 | 29 |
| 2022-04 | 29 |
| 2022-05 | 29 |
| 2022-06 | 29 |
| 2022-07 | 29 |
| 2022-08 | 41 |
| 2022-09 | 42 |
| 2022-10 | 43 |
| 2022-11 | 45 |
| 2022-12 | 45 |
| 2023-01 | 45 |
| 2023-02 | 46 |
| 2023-03 | 47 |
| 2023-04 | 48 |
| 2023-05 | 50 |
| 2023-06 | 50 |
| 2023-07 | 50 |
| 2023-08 | 50 |
| 2023-09 | 50 |
| 2023-10 | 51 |
| 2023-11 | 52 |
| 2023-12 | 53 |
| 2024-01 | 55 |
| 2024-02 | 56 |
| 2024-03 | 57 |
| 2024-04 | 57 |
| 2024-05 | 57 |
| 2024-06 | 57 |
| 2024-07 | 60 |
| 2024-08 | 60 |
| 2024-09 | 60 |
| 2024-10 | 63 |
| 2024-11 | 63 |
| 2024-12 | 63 |
| 2025-01 | 63 |
| 2025-02 | 64 |
| 2025-03 | 64 |
| 2025-04 | 64 |
| 2025-05 | 64 |
| 2025-06 | 64 |
| 2025-07 | 64 |
| 2025-08 | 70 |
| 2025-09 | 72 |
| 2025-10 | 72 |
| 2025-11 | 74 |
| 2025-12 | 74 |
| 2026-01 | 74 |
| 2026-02 | 74 |
| 2026-03 | 74 |
| 2026-04 | 74 |
| 2026-05 | 74 |
| 2026-06 | 74 |
| 2026-07 | 74 |
| 2026-08 | 74 |
Declared interests
Every published entry we hold for this member, in the register’s own categories and its own words. The registers record location at suburb or area level only. Each entry links to the original document it was read from.
Showing 75 of 75 entries.
Real estate (5)
- Declared since 6 Aug 2025
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 25 June 2020
- Declared since 22 July 2019
Liability (6)
- Commonwealth Bank Advantedge Financial Services, backed by NABDeclared since 6 Aug 2025
- Commonwealth BankDeclared since 23 Aug 2022
- PLAN AustraliaDeclared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 25 June 2020
- Declared since 25 June 2020
- PLAN LendingDeclared since 22 July 2019
Accounts (2)
- Commonwealth BankDeclared since 22 July 2019
- ING DirectDeclared since 22 July 2019
Other assets (1)
- Declared since 22 July 2019
Other income (1)
- Declared since 25 June 2020
Gift (2)
- Declared since 6 Aug 2025
- Declared since 22 July 2019
Sponsored travel (37)
- Flights, accommodation and hospitality to participate in Centre for Independent Studies Consilium conference, Gold Coast, 23-25 October, courtesy CISDeclared since 20 Nov 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Upgrade to Business Class, Melbourne to Canberra, 12 November, courtesy QantasDeclared since 20 Nov 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets to the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball, courtesy of The AustralianDeclared since 15 Sept 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Chairman's Lounge membership, Qantas Beyond membership, Virgin AustraliaDeclared since 6 Aug 2025Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accommodation and hospitality to participate in Consilium conference, 24- 27 October, Gold Coast, courtesy Centre for Independent StudiesDeclared since 28 Oct 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accommodation and transfers to visit Washington D.C., 19-24 September, courtesy Jamestown Foundation, reimbursement received 18 OctoberDeclared since 18 Oct 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Upgrade to business class, Melbourne to Canberra, 8 October, courtesy QantasDeclared since 18 Oct 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Accommodation in Washington D.C. to participate in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, 7-13 July, courtesy Michael TamvakologosDeclared since 15 July 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights to Washington D.C. to participate in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, 7-13 July, courtesy AALDDeclared since 15 July 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets to the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball, 3 July, courtesy Seven West MediaDeclared since 15 July 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accommodation and hospitality to visit Israel, 8-13 March, courtesy Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs CouncilDeclared since 18 Mar 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Grant to fund participation in the Munich Security Conference, including return flights, accommodation and incidentals, 15-18 February, Munich, Germany, courtesy Schmidt FuturesDeclared since 23 Feb 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- One ticket and hospitality to day two of the Boxing Day Test, 27 December 2023, courtesy Cricket AustraliaDeclared since 18 Jan 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- One ticket and hospitality to night four of the Australian Open, 17 January 2024, courtesy Arnold Bloch LeiblerDeclared since 18 Jan 2024Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Course fees, accommodation and return flights to participate in the Senior Executives in National and International Security at Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, 3-8 December 2023, courtesy of the McKinnon Institute for Political LeadershipDeclared since 12 Dec 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accommodation and hospitality to participate in the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London, 29 October - 2 November, courtesy ARCDeclared since 6 Nov 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Flights and accommodation for Munich Leaders Meeting, Tokyo, 13-18 May, courtesy Michael TamvakologosDeclared since 30 May 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Transfers and hospitality for Munich Leaders Meeting, Tokyo, 13-18 May, courtesy Munich Security ConferenceDeclared since 30 May 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Flights, accommodation and transfers to participate in a bipartisan AUKUS defence ndustry delegation to Washington D.C. and New York, 28 March to 4 April, courtesy Pyne and PartnersDeclared since 7 Apr 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, transfers, accomodation and hospitality to participate in the International Strategy Forum, California, 12-16 February 2023, courtesy Schmidt FuturesDeclared since 3 Mar 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights, accomodation, transfers and hospitality for two people to participate in the SR Nathan Exchange Fellowship to Singapore, 16-21 January, courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SingaporeDeclared since 2 Feb 2023Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flights to Washington D.C. to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China conference and other meetings, September 10-18, courtesy IPAC (reimbursement received 30 November).Declared since 30 Nov 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets and hospitality at Stakes Day, 5 November 2022, courtesy Pernod Ricard AustraliaDeclared since 14 Nov 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Return flight to Honolulu for the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, 11-16 October, courtesy Hawaiian AirlinesDeclared since 26 Oct 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets to the Press Gallery Mid-Winter Ball, Parliament House Canberra, 7 September 2022, courtesy PayPalDeclared since 26 Sept 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Advanced Political Leadership Program Residential Retreat including accommodation and hospitality, Pokolbin NSW, 17- 22 July, Courtesy McKinnon InstituteDeclared since 23 Aug 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- One ticket to Budget night dinner, Parliament House, Canberra, Tuesday 29 March, courtesy of TelstraDeclared since 31 Mar 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- One ticket to Menzies Research Centre breakfast with Minister for Defence, The Hon. Peter Dutton MP, National Press Club, Canberra, Tuesday 29 March, courtesy of RaytheonDeclared since 31 Mar 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- One ticket to Post Budget Address by the Treasurer, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, Parliament House, Canberra, Wednesday 30 March, courtesy of BAE Systems AustraliaDeclared since 31 Mar 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets and hospitality to Boxing Day Test, MCG, 26 December, courtesy Australian British Chamber of CommerceDeclared since 30 Jan 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets and hospitality to Oaks Day, Victoria Racing Club, 4 November, courtesy of SportsBetDeclared since 30 Jan 2022Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- One ticket to the Treasurer's Post-Budget Address to the National Press Club, 12 May 2021, courtesy of WestpacDeclared since 24 May 2021Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Two tickets and hospitality, Australian Open Tennis, 23 January 2020, courtesy Carlton and United BreweriesDeclared since 29 Jan 2020Holder not statedSponsored travelPDF ↗
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- Declared since 22 July 2019
Office held (4)
- Liberal Party of Australia, Victorian Division Member of the advisory Council of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue UniversityDeclared since 6 Aug 2025Holder not statedOffice heldPDF ↗
- Joined the Advisory Council of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue University (non-remunerated)Declared since 26 Oct 2023Holder not statedOffice heldPDF ↗
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 22 July 2019
Other interest (17)
- Declared since 15 Sept 2025
- Policy holder, CommInsure Policy holder, HCF Member, Richmond Football Club Member, Institute of Public Affairs Member, Centre for Independent Studies Member, Menzies Institute Member, Athenaeum Club Member, Samuel Griffith SocietyDeclared since 6 Aug 2025Holder not statedOther interestPDF ↗
- Assistance regarding legal matter, courtesy Arnold Bloch LeiblerDeclared since 26 Feb 2025Holder not statedOther interestPDF ↗
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 23 Aug 2022
- Declared since 24 May 2021
- Declared since 25 June 2020
- Declared since 25 June 2020
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- Declared since 22 July 2019
- 22 July 2019 – 25 June 2020