The Charitable Purpose
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.
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Operational Procedure: ACNC information publication scheme
This Operational Procedure sets out how the ACNC will comply with the requirement of Part II to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) to establish an Information Publication Scheme (IPS).
Governance Standard 4: Suitability of Responsible People
Governance Standard 4 requires charities to ensure they are not controlled by people who may pose a risk to the charity’s financial position or the pursuit of its charitable work.
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Commissioner's Policy Statement: Complaints about charities
This Commissioner's Policy Statement sets out how the ACNC will handle complaints from the public about charities.
Charitable company limited by guarantee: Constitution template
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.
Australian Charities Report - 11th edition
This Australian Charities Report is the annual analysis of the information we receive from charities in their Annual Information Statements. This is the 11th edition.
ACNC submissions
The ACNC occasionally provides submissions on matters of relevance to charities, such as to parliamentary inquiries, discussion papers, and reviews.
General and Special Purpose Financial Statements
A charity's annual financial statements must be either General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS) or Special Purpose Financial Statements (SPFS). The type of annual financial statement a charity must prepare is dependent on whether it is classed as a reporting entity.
FOI disclosure log
The ACNC is required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been released in response to an FOI access request.