13-536: (Redirected from Chief Charity Commissioner ) Charities Commission or Charity Commission may refer to: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Charities Commission (New Zealand) , the former name of Charities Services Charity Commission for England and Wales , the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales Charity Commission for Northern Ireland ,
26-564: A National Centre for Excellence as an "advocate for the sector and a leader in innovation". On 4 March 2016, Minister of Social Services , Christian Porter and Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O'Dwyer , announced that the ACNC would continue. The bill lapsed in April 2016 in the House of Representatives . In 2017, Treasury completed a review of the legislation enabling
39-640: Is the regulatory authority for charities and not-for-profit organisations within Australia. The Commission was established in December 2012 as part of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 passed by the federal parliament , and is responsible for registering charities and non-profit organisations, ensuring their compliance with Australian law, and for keeping a public register of registered organisations. The ACNC
52-646: The Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations (1977–2007) and Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (2007 – 1 May 2008), is an Australian Government statutory office appointed by the Minister for Indigenous Australians under the CATSI Act. The Registrar has powers similar to those of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for corporations registered at
65-576: The ACNC, five years after the Commission began. Chaired by Patrick McClure, the review was tabled on 22 August 2018 and was welcomed and responded to by the ACNC on 6 March 2020. In a move criticised by some charities, the Turnbull government appointed former Labor politician Gary Johns as Commissioner of the ACNC. Johns has been known for criticising the role of charities and the amount of government funding provided to them. Office of
78-788: The Commission can only take regulatory action against organisations in limited circumstances. Instead, most regulatory action is done by state and territory agencies, and some federal agencies ( Australian Securities & Investments Commission , Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations , Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and the Australian Taxation Office ). When fundraising, organisations have several obligations under Australian Consumer Law . Charities and not-for-profits must not be misleading, deceptive, or demonstrate unconscionable behaviour, nor make false or misleading representations in relation to
91-648: The Registrar of Indigenous Corporations The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations ( ORIC ) assists the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations in administering the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 ("CATSI Act") and in supporting and regulating corporations for Indigenous people throughout Australia . The CATSI Act is similar to the Corporations Act 2001 . The Registrar of Indigenous Corporations , formerly
104-682: The independent regulator of Northern Ireland charities See also [ edit ] Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator , a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government with responsibility for the regulation of charities in Scotland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Charities Commission . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
117-480: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charities_Commission&oldid=1075878890 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission ( ACNC )
130-512: The nation. The ACNC also operates a public register of charities or not-for-profits, the ACNC Charity Register , which lists organisation details, their purpose, as well as financial matters and any regulatory history. The ACNC also publishes an annual review of the sector, The Australian Charities Report . The ACNC is also responsible for overseeing all fundraising activities by Australian charities and profits. Despite this,
143-401: The national level set up by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. As of May 2021 the Registrar is Selwyn Button. ORIC allocates and maintains a public register of Indigenous Corporation Numbers (ICNs). Compare: This Australian government-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Indigenous Australians -related article is
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#1732775381159156-486: The supply of 'goods and services'. The ACNC was established under Chapter 5 of the federal Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 , which received assent on 3 December 2012. On 16 June 2014, a parliamentary report of the Australian Senate 's Standing Committees on Economics recommended that the ACNC be abolished to "relieve the regulatory burden from many charities", and instead form
169-476: Was created to achieve three fundamental goals towards improving charities and not-for-profits: As part of this, the ACNC is responsible for managing charity and not-for-profit registrations, supporting organisations in being compliant with Australian regulation, and demonstrating the importance of charities and not-for-profits to the public. In this, the Commission works with state and territory governments and agencies to standardise legislation and regulation across
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