Throughout the year we assist clients with their corporate governance and regulatory compliance. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has imposed new obligations on charities, in some cases in addition to existing reporting obligations. We often find that charities are not up to date with their ACNC lodgements. If you work for a charity, …
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A “Responsible Person” is a person that is responsible for governing a charity, for example a member of the board or committee or trustee of a charity. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has high expectations on Responsible Persons and ACNC Governance Standard 4 is premised on the expectation that Responsible Persons governing a charity are …
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On 8 October 2018, the Governor-General signed off on the Letters Patent establishing the Royal Commission into aged care, available here. This Royal Commission is future focused. It is aimed at looking at how quality aged care services can best be delivered. In doing this it is charged with examining the extent of the substandard …
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STRENGTHENING FOR PURPOSE: AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS COMMISSION LEGISLATION REVIEW 2018 The Report following a review of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) legislation was released on 22 August 2018 after much industry consultation. While the review is focused on the Act and operations of the ACNC, it makes a number of recommendations which …
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