ACNC News

Today the national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), announced that it has revoked the charity registration of 1,244 charities for repeatedly failing to meet their reporting obligations.

The ACNC recently launched the ACNC Governance Toolkit, a collection of resources to help charities manage four important risk areas: financial abuse, cybersecurity, working with partners and safeguarding vulnerable people.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has entered into a voluntary compliance agreement with the national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), to address concerns relating to board governance and culture.

The ACNC has today announced that five organisations have lost their charity status following separate investigations into their activities and operations. The charities that have had their registration with the ACNC revoked are Kaizen Synergy College, White Coats Charity Incorporated, The Trustee for Storybook Angels for Disabled Animals, Australian Community & Health Foundation Limited, and Beyond Community & Health Inc.

Scams can undermine the good work of genuine charities and take advantage of the generosity of Australians.

More than 2000 charities registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) are at risk of losing their charity status, after failing to submit their annual reporting to the national charity regulator.

Northern Territory charities will benefit from reduced red tape due to a new streamlined reporting option between the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and Licensing NT.

ACNC statement on Australian Christian Lobby and Israel Folau

Over 3 million Australians volunteered for a registered charity in 2017, and $10 billion was donated, according to the latest Australian Charities Report, published today by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).

A letter to the editor of Fairfax Media written by the Commissioner, the Hon Dr Gary Johns, regarding the article published on 8 May 2019.