I would be questioning if such a payment "gift" would be considered an admission of guilt on the RA-Aus side.
A gift of sorts done by passing the hat around at a meeting would be the actions of individuals, and not seen as the governing organisation actions to placate a situation that may involve a conflict of interests on their behalf.
Keep the RA-Aus (ASTB?) investigation away from any payments. There should be some sort of insurance that should cover personal loss, and if money was to be paid by or through the RA-Aus, this is where it should originate.