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Many charities rely on donations to fund or support the work that they do. 

The ACNC Charity Register contains information about Australia's registered charities. It is free to search and is available to everyone.

A Compliance Agreement is an action plan developed in consultation with a charity to address identified governance issues.

A direction is one of our enforcement powers. If a charity fails to respond to our regulatory advice on an issue, we may send the charity a written direction that instructs them to do or not do something. 

A warning is an enforcement power in the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth).

Transitional reporting arrangements allow the ACNC to accept reporting originally prepared for other government agencies.

Cash accounting records revenue when money is received and expenses when money is paid out. Accrual accounting records revenue when it is earned and expenses when they are incurred.

A constitution is a type of governing document.

Volunteers help charities in many ways - from preparing food, visiting elderly people, to being a board member.

Internal disputes within a charity are disagreements between individuals or groups about the charity's activities, decisions or policies.