Regulating charities
The ACNC regulates charities under the ACNC Act.
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ACNC Regulatory Approach Statement
This statement sets out the regulatory approach of the ACNC. It explains to charities and other stakeholders how we regulate charities, and helps ACNC staff make appropriate and consistent decisions.
Private and public ancillary funds
Ancillary funds are special funds that provide a link between people donors and organisations that can receive tax deductible donations as deductible gift recipients (DGRs).
Charity regulator issues final warning to 6,000 charities
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.
Our submission to the review of Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission legislation
ACNC submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
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
The ACNC’s submission is public, and is available to download below
How to give safely this holiday season
How to give safely this holiday season
20 December 2013
20 December 2013
Donating to those affected by Cyclone Debbie
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is encouraging Australians to donate to registered charities in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
Charities and responsible use of data
The ACNC today published a guide to help charities consider the issues of information and data management.
New charity data available on data.gov.au
Data from more than 46,000 registered charities’ 2015 Annual Information Statements, including financial data, was uploaded today to data.gov.au as part of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC) commitment to open data.