We are excited to announce our annual Regulators Day is set to take place on Thursday 15 August. This year it will be held online only.
Regulators Day brings together agencies that have an interest in the success and good governance of charities and not-for-profits, sector representatives, charity law and accounting professionals, and advisers to the sector. The purpose of the conference is to discuss the ACNC’s regulation of charities over the past year, the impact of regulation generally on Australian charities and opportunities for the future.
Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm (Sydney/Melbourne time)
Venue: Online
Agenda:
| Item: | Presented by: |
| 12:20 – 12:30 Welcome | Sue Woodward AM, ACNC Commissioner |
| 12:30 – 12:50 Address by the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury | The Hon. Dr. Andrew Leigh MP Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury |
| 12:50 – 1:35 ACNC: regulatory overview | Natasha Sekulic, Assistant Commissioner General Counsel (chair) Rachel Smith, Director, Advice Services, Education and Public Affairs Rajan Aiyappan, Director, Registration Michelle Cozadinos, Director, Compliance Caitlin Edwards, Acting Director, Legal & Policy Tim Liu, Acting Director, Reporting, Red Tape Reduction and Corporate Services Rob Jackson, Director, Information and Technology |
| 1:35 – 1:45 Break | |
| 1:45 – 2:15 Learnings from Indigenous governance | Ian Hamm (chair) Tricia Stroud, Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations Jessica Bulger, CEO, Australian Indigenous Governance Institute |
| 2:15 – 2:45 New NFP reporting requirements: exploring the impact | Sharon Lee, ACNC (chair) Jennifer Moltisanti, Assistant Commissioner, ATO Claire Hetzel, CEO, Land Care Lisa Difford, Acting Director, Registration, ACNC |
| 2:45 – 2:55 Break | |
| 2:55 – 3:40 The state of charity regulation - a discussion with state and territory regulators | Tim Liu, Acting Director, Reporting, Red Tape Reduction and Corporate Services, ACNC (chair) Brad Wheeler, Executive Director, Consumer, Building and Occupational Services, Tasmania Rachelle Blanch, Director, Community Industry and Trader Licensing, Australian Capital Territory Trish Blake, Commissioner for Consumer Protection, Western Australia Craig Turner, Executive Director, Office of Fair Trading, Queensland Nicole Rich, Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Director, Consumer Affairs Victoria Amanda Nobbs-Carcuro, Executive Director, Industry Capability and Licensing, Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Northern Territory Warren McAllister, Acting Director, Policy & Delivery, Fair Trading, New South Wales Martyn Campbell, Commissioner, Consumer and Business Services, South Australia |
| 3:40 – 4:10 Privacy, cybersecurity, and charities | Natasha Sekulic, Assistant Commissioner General Counsel, ACNC (chair) Michelle Cozadinos, Director, Compliance, ACNC Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner David Spriggs, Chief Executive Officer, Infoxchange |
| 4:10 – 4:20 Break | |
| 4:20 – 4:50 Fireside chat | David Holdsworth, Chief Executive, Charity Commission for England and Wales Sue Woodward AM, Commissioner |
| 4:50 – 5:00 Closing remarks | Sarah Davies, Chair, ACNC Advisory Board |
How to book:
Book here via Eventbrite by Monday, 12 August 2024. A calendar invitation, a virtual event link and the agenda will be sent to you.
For further information, please email events@acnc.gov.au