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Hohepa Morehu-Barlow, known as Joel Barlow. - Source: Supplied -
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Queensland Health employees have been asked to declare all gifts they might have received from a former employee in the latest twist to the department's fraud scandal.
Even smaller gifts of flowers must be recorded on a register by February 5, an email from the Health Department's director-general to all employees says.
New Zealand man Hohepa Morehu-Barlow, also known as Joel Barlow, is in jail on fraud charges over $A11 million that was allegedly funnelled into his account last year.
Some of Morehu-Barlow's assets were frozen this week, including three luxury cars and two jet skis.
The Australian government is expected to seek orders to freeze more possessions later this month.
In the email distriubted on Friday, Queensland Health staff were asked to register even "non-tangible" gifts such as their attendance at functions hosted by Morehu-Barlow, including those at Fortitude Valley nightspot Cloudland.
Meals, tickets, accommodation, travel and flowers were cited as potential gifts to be included on the register.
In a statement to media outlets Dr O'Connell said the email "formalises a process that was already underway within the department and is not new".
Earlier this week, designer clothes, furniture, framed personal photos and a blanket were among items frozen by the government after they were found at the home of the accused's sister, Kelly-Ann Barlow.
Morehu-Barlow's fraud case is to come before the courts again for mention next week.
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