This guidance defines ‘safeguarding’ and ‘vulnerable people’, and outlines your charity's legal obligations. It also provides approaches for managing safeguarding risks.
Registered charities have obligations to the ACNC which include reporting financial and other information and keeping records. Here are a range of useful resources to help you understand the ACNC's reporting obligations and what is required for a charity.
The 2024 Annual Information Statement (AIS) is now available. All charities registered with the ACNC must submit an AIS, and the dedicated 2024 AIS Hub will assist your charity to complete it.
In this month's Commissioner's Column, Sue Woodward AM talks about her recent trip to England where she met with the charity regulators of 7 nations to discuss ways to strengthen and support the global sector in the face of emerging challenges.
The CMASC's nine Principles include 54 Standards, which organisations such as churches, charities, schools and hospitals can use as a governance benchmark. This comparison table shows how the CMASC Principles and Standards map to ACNC Governance Standards 1–5.
The Charitable Purpose is our monthly e-newsletter, with news about matters that impact the charity sector and resources to help charities meet obligations to the ACNC.
The ACNC conducts reviews that focus on charities at risk of failing to meet obligations under the ACNC Governance Standards or External Conduct Standards.