Our staff take part in the annual Australian Public Service (APS) employee census. The census collects employee opinions and perspectives on a range of topics, such as employee engagement, leadership, communication, innovation, and wellbeing.
The media guide provides journalists with an overview of the ACNC’s role as the national regulator of charities, explains what information we can provide to the media and the public, and answers some frequently asked questions.
The ACNC's compliance powers include providing regulatory advice, enforceable undertakings, directions, suspending or removing board members, and ultimately, revoking charity registration.
Information about the ACNC regulates charities.
This Operational Procedure sets out the ACNC's approach to redacting information from documents to be published on the ACNC Charity Register.
The ACNC has a range of policies and procedures to support us in achieving our objects. The following policies and procedures are provided to guide charities and the public on how we make important decisions.
A proprietary company limited by shares can be registered as a charity as long as its governing document makes clear that it must operate on a not-for-profit basis, and that it does not allow shareholders to receive private benefits.
However, any governing document generally appropriate for a proprietary company limited by shares will need significant amendments for it to also be appropriate for use if that organisation seeks registration as a charity with the ACNC.
We are committed to publishing interagency agreements such as Memoranda of Understandings (MOU) and Exchange of Letters (EOL) to be transparent about our dealings with other agencies and to demonstrate our independence as a regulator.
For an organisation to have a charitable purpose of relieving necessitous circumstances, it must only provide, via funds or goods, assistance to people who would otherwise lack what they need to have a modest standard of living in the Australian community.
A charity with a purpose of relieving necessitous circumstances will be entitled to registration with the charity subtype of 'advancing social or public welfare’.
This guidance covers the regulation of Victorian charities, and the obligations specific to charities in Victoria.
