If your charity's Australian Business Number (ABN) changes, you need to notify the ACNC. If your charity's legal structure changes, you will either need to update the ACNC by completing Form 3B, or revoke the existing charity registration and apply to register the new legal structure as a charity. The process will depend on the original and new legal structure.
Some charities may have similar requirements when they register with the ACNC due to their charitable purpose (the aim, object or mission that their activities work towards achieving). This informs the charity subtype they register with.
One of the ACNC's objects is to 'promote the reduction of unnecessary regulatory obligations on the Australian not-for-profit sector'. The ACNC works within the Commonwealth Government’s Regulator Performance Framework to reduce the cost of unnecessary or inefficient regulation – ‘red tape’.
In its response to the ACNC Legislation Review that was released today, the Government has responded to each of the 30 recommendations, agreeing with 18 of them.
This Commissioner’s Policy Statement sets out how the ACNC considers requests to recognise third party standards as meeting the ACNC Governance Standards and/or External Conduct Standards set out in the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Regulations 2022 (Cth), and the scope and meaning of that recognition.
Hundreds of Australian charities are at risk of losing their registration with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) for twice failing to submit their Annual Information Statements.
