ACNC News

Following compliance investigations, the ACNC revoked the registrations of 15 charities in 2021. The organisations were found to have breached the ACNC Act or the Governance Standards.

Each year thousands of new Australian charities are established but more than half of all applications to be officially registered do not result in registration.

Some charities must have a whistleblower policy. The requirement applies to charities structured as public companies limited by guarantee with annual consolidated revenue of $1 million.    

Earlier this year, the Australian Government announced proposed amendments to Governance Standard 3 regarding charities that engage in unlawful activity. However, the proposed changes were subject to a disallowance motion in the Senate on 25 November, meaning no change will take effect.

The ACNC has released a Decision Impact Statement in response to an Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision about Global Citizen Ltd (GCL). 

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is urging charity leaders and their accountants to ensure they have systems in place to comply with amended reporting regulations that come into effect from the 2022 Annual Information Statement (AIS) reporting period, and later.

Are you interested in helping the ACNC better understand the charity sector and become a more effective regulator?
We are now calling for expressions of interest from people with relevant expertise to join our Sector Forum or our new Charity Consultation Panel.

The ACNC Charity Register has new enhanced search features that will connect donors with charities more effectively. You can now search for charities based on the type of program  they deliver, by beneficiary group, or program location.

As Australians dig deep this Christmas the nation’s charity regulator is urging donors to beware. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission says too many of us are being fooled by scammers that pretend to be a charity.

Today is Giving Tuesday, an annual global initiative established in 2012 aimed at giving back to the charities and not-for-profits that make a difference in so many lives.