These constitution templates are designed to help not-for-profit organisations that are incorporated as a public company limited by guarantee (CLG) with ASIC and want to be registered as a charity with the ACNC. They are designed to help small, charitable, not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee with straight-forward membership to create a suitable governing document.
This guidance summarises the rules and legislation regarding fundraising in South Australia, as well as the regulators responsible for overseeing fundraising in South Australia.
This Operational Procedure is issued under the authority of the Commissioner and should be read together with the ACNC Policy Framework which sets out the scope, context and definitions common to our Policy Documents.
ACNC guidance and tools such as topics, factsheets, guides, webinars, charity chat podcasts, reports, templates, interpretation statements, etc. are found on this page.
Understanding charities and supporting them to become familiar with and meet their obligations to the ACNC in an accessible way is fundamental to the way the ACNC operates. We aim to demonstrate best practice in our stakeholder engagement as well as innovation in the way we communicate with and seek feedback from charities.
The ACNC's register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits. All public service agency heads must publicly disclose all gifts or benefits accepted and valued at or over A$100 (excluding GST).
The ACNC is encouraging charities due to submit their 2025 Annual Information Statement (AIS) on 31 January 2026 to check their access to the Charity Portal now.
In this month’s Commissioner’s Column, Sue Woodward AM shares her insights on the recently updated Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement on Public Benevolent Institutions (PBIs).
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.
