ACNC News

On 13 February 2018, the ACNC made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, in relation to the proposed Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017.

The ACNC’s submission is public, and is available to download below

ACNC submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has announced that 6000 ‘double defaulter’ charities are at risk of losing registration and access to Commonwealth charity tax concessions for failing to meet their reporting obligations for two consecutive years.

Charity compliance revocations have risen by 30%, according to new figures released today by the ACNC. In total, 26 organisations were stripped of their charity status in 2017 following investigations into misconduct and mismanagement.

The Government has today released the terms of reference for a review of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission legislation and announced appointments to the review panel

Dr Gary Johns has been named as the new Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), following a formal announcement by Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, the Hon Michael Sukkar MP.

Earlier this year, the Commonwealth Government released a discussion paper on potential changes to the deductible gift recipient (DGR) system. Today the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, announced that a number of the proposed changes will proceed.

The decision in Waubra Foundation v Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission was handed down by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in Adelaide this afternoon.

A new report published today by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has confirmed that public trust and confidence in charities remains strong.