Commissioner's Column

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the ongoing interest in the area where charities and politics intersect, and again urges charities not to "cross the line into areas of concern".

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses new requirements that will see many charities start reporting on remuneration they offer to their 'key management personnel'.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the official launch of the enhanced Charity Register. This is an edited version of the address Dr Gary Johns gave at the launch of the ACNC’s enhanced Charity Register in Melbourne on 1 March.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns talks about the rules around charity advocacy and campaigning.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, ACNC Commissioner the Hon Dr Gary Johns details a major change on the horizon that will reduce the reporting burden for charities.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, ACNC Commissioner the Hon Dr Gary Johns outlines some initiatives that demonstrate the work the ACNC is doing to highlight sector innovation, as well as some of the ACNC's innovative projects. 

The charity sector continues to grow. In 2018 there were 55,000 charities on the register; today there are nearly 60,000. For several years there were about 4,000 applications for registration per year. In the last two years these have risen to 6,000 applications per year.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses how even a very low incidence of fraud has the potential to undermine trust and confidence in the Australian charity sector, so it is essential that charities are proactive and vigilant to prevent it.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses the launch of the 2021 Annual Information Statement and how it is a busy time for charity leaders across the nation. Their roles demand that they be active in the lives of their charities; they are not mere figureheads.

In this month's Commissioner's Column, the Hon Dr Gary Johns discusses how engagement makes us a better regulator and details two key annual events that are important in supporting our engagement with the charity sector and with other regulators have been held over the past two days.