Registered charities have an obligation to complete an Annual Information Statement each year. This includes answering questions about their charity’s finances. The level of reporting for small charities differs to that which is required by medium and large charities.
The ACNC is the independent, national charity regulator in Australia. We have information and advice to help you find registered charities, and make an informed decision about which charities to support.
This Commissioner’s Policy Statement sets out the principles the Commissioner will consider when exercising the transitional discretion to accept reports given by a charity to another Australian government agency under an Australian law in place of the Annual Information Statements and/or annual financial reports required under the ACNC Act.
Commissioner's Policy Statement 2012/05 gives guidance on the exercise of the Commissioner's power under section 40-10 of the ACNC Act to withhold or remove information from the Register in particular circumstances.
This Policy outlines the ACNC’s expectations of customer behaviour when they deal with us, and explains how the ACNC will respond in instances of unreasonable behaviour.
This Data Breach Response Plan (Response Plan) sets out the procedure to be followed by ACNC staff if the ACNC experiences a data breach, or suspects that a data breach has occurred.
This operational procedure sets out how the ACNC will comply with its obligation under the Privacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) Australian Privacy Principles Code 2017 (Cth) to conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment for all high privacy risk projects.
This Operational Procedure sets out the process to be followed to administer and update the ACNC Records Authority and have it approved and reissued by the National Archives of Australia.
Charities that operate overseas can use this ACNC self-evaluation tool to help them assess if they are meeting their obligations, and to identify any issues that might prevent them doing so.
The ACNC’s regulatory approach places an emphasis on supporting charities to meet their obligations through advice, guidance and education. Understanding charities is at the centre of that approach.
