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Governance Standard 4 requires charities to ensure they not controlled by people who may pose a risk to the charity’s financial position or the pursuit of its charitable work.

The ACNC Governance Standards are a set of core, minimum standards relating to charity governance and how a charity is run. Organisations must meet the ACNC Governance Standards in order to be registered as charities with the ACNC, and continue to comply with the standards in order to retain its registration once registered.

Governance Standard 5 requires charities to take reasonable steps to make sure that its Responsible People meet certain duties.

Governance Standard 2 requires charities to take reasonable steps to be accountable to their members, and allow their members adequate opportunities to raise concerns about how the charity is run.

Governance Standard 6 requires charities to take reasonable steps to become a participating non-government institution if they are, or are likely to be, identified as being involved in the abuse of a person.

External Conduct Standard 4 requires charities to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of vulnerable individuals overseas.

External Conduct Standard 2 requires a charity to obtain and keep records for its operations outside Australia.

External Conduct Standard 3 encompasses anti-fraud and anti-corruption measures for charities operating overseas.

This page provides a summary of the External Conduct Standards – a set of standards that govern how a registered charity must manage its activities, and resources used, outside Australia.