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The head of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission says significant achievements in a year of change and uncertainty are set out in the ACNC annual report, tabled in Parliament today.
19 October 2021
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It is Charity Fraud Awareness week, an annual, international campaign that aims to stop charity fraud. As we start to emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic a key theme of the campaign is that it is more important than ever for the sector to come together, share resources and stop charity fraud...
18 October 2021
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On 17 September 2021, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal handed down a decision in the matter of Global Citizen Limited and the Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. ACNC Assistant Commissioner General Counsel, Anna Longley advised that the ACNC would issue a...
15 October 2021
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In recent reviews, the ACNC has found five charities that received significant donations in response to the 2019-20 bushfires acted appropriately.
6 October 2021
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The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has revoked the registrations of 420 Australian charities that have failed to submit two or more required Annual Information Statements.
22 September 2021
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A charity based in the Northern Territory and another in Queensland are making the most of a new opportunity to showcase their programs and program locations on the ACNC Charity Register.
6 September 2021
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A charity that took part in the ACNC’s landmark 2019-2020 Bushfires Review has taken further steps to be transparent about the way it has used donated funds. ACNC Commissioner Dr Gary Johns welcomed a report released at the end of August by the Australian Red Cross.
31 August 2021
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Charities are being urged to regularly check they are maintaining their entitlement to registration to ensure they are meeting their obligations to the ACNC.
25 August 2021
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Hundreds of charities are at risk of losing their ACNC charity registration because they have failed to submit two or more Annual Information Statements.
5 August 2021
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Upcoming changes will require the ACNC Commissioner to publish and maintain information on the Charity Register about where to find details of electoral expenditure and political donations of registered charities.
7 July 2021
