Non-government schools in NSW that receive State and Commonwealth funding are required to comply with the Education Act 1990 (NSW) (Act) and the Education Regulations 2017 (NSW) (Regulations). The Department of Education has also published Guidelines to help schools understand their obligations under the Act and Regulations.
Earlier this year (March
Charities are required to file their Annual Information Statements (AIS) with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) each year. We have summarised the recent changes to Charities’ reporting obligations that you should be aware of.
At the moment, small charities are classed as those with
Since the announcement of the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, many NSW non-government schools have been uneasy about whether they may inadvertently breach Section 83C of the Education Act if required to make a funding contribution (Funding Contribution) under the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child
In recent years, many charities and other NFPs have found themselves in a position where they need to consider restructuring.
Common reasons we have seen for this are:
For registered charities operating overseas or working with a third party overseas, there is a new set of standards that they must comply with in addition to the existing ACNC Governance Standards in this new financial year.
This set of new standards commonly referred to as “External Conduct Standards” are contained in the Australian Charities
In the latest issue of the F&P (Fundraising & Philanthropy) magazine, Joanne Grant, Partner at Makinson d’Apice takes a look at the legislative and compliance requirements that will impact the charity and not-for-profit sector in the next 12 months.
Click on the image to read the article.
Most Australian entities will now be aware that the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Commonwealth Act) commenced on 1 January 2019.
However, you may not be aware that the NSW government has recently passed its own Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) (NSW Act), which will commence on 1 July 2019.
It is quite common for charities to provide gifts or honorariums to individuals who are important to their organisations as a gesture to express their gratitude and appreciation. However, as registered entities with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), charities are required to comply with the ACNC’s Governance Standards when applying its resources. Therefore,
The holiday season is over, everyone’s back at their desks and we’ve already completed the first month of 2019. It can be scary how time flies.
As with all years in recent times 2018 was a busy year for charities and other not-for-profits and with the start of the new year we thought this was
The Prime Minister released the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on 9 October 2018.
The terms of reference are very broad and it is important that all those organisations involved in the provision of aged care either directly or indirectly consider