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This page provides information about the legislation the ACNC administers, including details about the Charities Act and links to the ACNC's interpretation of legislation and case law.

Information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-controlled organisations and charities.

We are committed to publishing interagency agreements such as Memoranda of Understandings (MOU) and Exchange of Letters (EOL) to be transparent about our dealings with other agencies and to demonstrate our independence as a regulator.

This page details the ACNC's senior leadership.

The Sector Forum membership comprises invited representatives of the charity sector. The forum is an important part of the ACNC’s stakeholder consultation mechanism.

The ACNC Adviser Forum's membership is made up of invited professional advisers to the charity sector. The forum brings this membership together with ACNC representatives and invited observer members.

The ACNC is seeking comment on its updated draft template constitution for charitable companies limited by guarantee – also known as CLGs. Included in the update are changes to our standard template, as well as four variations.

We welcome comments on these documents.

A company limited by guarantee (CLG) is a type of organisational legal structure. CLGs are registered as companies with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Once a CLG is registered with ASIC, it can apply to be registered as a charity with the ACNC.