In this month's Commissioner's Column, ACNC Commissioner the Hon Dr Gary Johns outlines some initiatives that demonstrate the work the ACNC is doing to highlight sector innovation, as well as some of the ACNC's innovative projects.
The December edition of the ACNC's monthly e-newsletter, The Charitable Purpose, has now been sent to charities and subscribers. In this edition, ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns outlines some initiatives that demonstrate the work the ACNC is doing to highlight sector innovation, as well as some of the ACNC's innovative projects. We also discuss
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.
A new Governance Standard comes into being today. It will affect charities that fail to join to the National Redress Scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse.
Our February webinar examined in detail recently-announced changes to charity size and reporting thresholds which will come into effect in coming months. The changes will soon see thousands of charities re-classified - particularly from medium-sized to small - with their reporting obligations to the ACNC to change so they more appropriately match the size of their operations. Our webinar looked at the changes and what they mean for your charity.
In this month's Commissioner's Column, ACNC Commissioner the Hon Dr Gary Johns details a major change on the horizon that will reduce the reporting burden for charities.
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.
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.
The ACNC Commissioner has today announced a blanket extension to the due date for the 2021 Annual Information Statement (AIS) for charities affected by the recent Queensland floods.
The ACNC is urging people to be cautious when they make a donation to help people impacted by the disastrous floods in south-east Queensland. Commissioner Dr Gary Johns recommends donors check the Charity Register first.
