The ACNC Commissioner has just released the ACNC’s Interpretation Statement on Public Benevolent Institutions. The Interpretation Statement provides guidance on the ACNC’s interpretation of the law pertaining to Public Benevolent Institutions (PBI) and insight into how the ACNC and its staff will assess a charitable organisation’s entitlement for endorsement as a PBI. The Interpretation
ACNC Launches Registered Charity Tick
Last week, the ACNC launched a “Registered Charity Tick”. The tick may be used by charities registered on the ACNC Charity Register which are up to date with ACNC financial reporting requirements and meet the regulator’s governance standards. The tick will allow donors to easily identify registered charitable organisations complying with these requirements.
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Ensure Your Charity Complies with the ACNC Governance Standards
Most Charities will be aware that it is a condition of registration as a Charity (other than as a basic religious charity) that the Charity complies with the ACNC Governance Standards which have applied since 1 July 2013.
However, it is not enough that the Charity complies with the ACNC Governance Standards at the time
Legal Questions for Every Charity & Not-For-Profit Organisation | Issue 3: Privacy
In our third issue of “Legal Questions for Every Charity and Not-For-Profit Organisation” we deal with the topic of Privacy. The update forms part of our series of short summaries of legal issues that we have noticed during the course of advising our clients are common and important to charities and not-for-profit (NFP) organisations.
Legal Questions for Every Charity & Not-For-Profit Organisation | Issue 1: Governance
During the course of advising charities and not-for-profit organisations over many years, we have noticed some common issues that are important to our clients.
Over the next few months, we will run a series of short summaries of those legal issues that every charity and not-for-profit organisation should consider.
This month we will deal with
New NSW Associations Laws to Commence 1 September 2016
New NSW Associations Laws to Commence on 1 September 2016
Important amendments to the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) and the Associations Incorporation Regulation 2016 (NSW) will commence on 1 September 2016.
These amendments will affect both existing Associations and the registration process for new Associations in NSW.
The following summary highlights the key changes:
The ACNC is here to stay!
Following two years of speculation regarding the future of the charity regulator, earlier today the Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter confirmed that the Federal Government has decided to keep the Australian Charities and Not-for Profits Commission (ACNC).
The Liberal Government was elected on a platform to abolish the ACNC and a Bill
ABR and ACNC enter into a data sharing agreement
In a further step to provide a user-friendly and reliable source of data for the community, last week the Australian Business Register (ABR) and Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate data sharing between the two agencies.
Occasionally, there are data discrepancies between the two
Charity Sector Update
Future of the ACNC slowly becomes more certain
Earlier this month, the (then) Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison stated that “there is very strong support for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and I don’t believe there would be any support in the Senate for there to be any change.” Many in the
Template Governing Document Released by the ACNC
Last week the ACNC released a one page document to be used as a template governing document for registered charities who otherwise don’t have a constitution which satisfies the requirements of the ACNC.
This template governing document is for charities which are created by an Act of Parliament or are governed by Canon Law and