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Regulatory action against charitiesFor charities
Guidance and support to help charities to meet their obligations.
For the public
Information for donors, volunteers, charities and researchers.
About the ACNC
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is the national regulator of charities. We register and regulate Australia’s 58,611 charities.
- We help charities understand and meet their obligations through information, advice and guidance.
- We help the public understand the work of the not-for-profit sector and provide a free searchable database of charities.
Latest news & tweets
News
A new Governance Standard comes into effect today that will affect charities that fail to join to the National Redress Scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse.
25 February 2021
News
ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns welcomes the announcement Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, the Hon Michael Sukkar MP, has been confirmed to take responsibility for oversight of the ACNC.
25 January 2021
Approximately 10,000 charities are overdue in submitting their 2020 Annual Information Statements. If your charity is one of them, submit now to avoid penalties: https://t.co/yl8KkYSucy https://t.co/ahply3xDv2
Latest resources
Report - October 2020
The ACNC Annual Report 2019-20 provides an overview of the Commission's work in the 2019-20 financial year.
Podcast - August 2020
ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns discusses the ways that charities will be able to showcase their work on the Charity Register and how donors will be able to find work they want to support. To listen in your browser, use this link: https://player.simplecast.com/b0ffdda0-7a43-4606-badb-7b81dbe24982
Podcast - July 2020
ACNC Assistant Commissioner Anna Longley joins Philanthropy Australia's Sarah Wickham and KordaMentha's James Wagg to discuss charities dealing with financial difficulties, particularly in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. To listen to this episode in your browser, use this link: https://player...
Newly registered charities
The ACNC registers hundreds of new charities every month.
These charities will provide a range of invaluable services including child and youth services, environmental protection, education and more.
We publish a list of new charities each month.
