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Charities can use the ACNC's self-evaluation tool to help them assess if they are meeting their obligations, and to identify any issues that may prevent them from doing so.

ACNC forms can be signed by a Responsible Person, an Authorised Person, an agent, or another registered charity. ACNC forms are in Portable Document Format (PDF), therefore most of these can be electronically signed using different software packages and emailed directly to the ACNC.

Governance Standard 1 requires charities to demonstrate that they are set up as a not-for-profit with a charitable purpose, and run as a not-for-profit and work towards that charitable purpose. It also requires charities to demonstrate that they can provide information to the public about their charitable purpose.

As part of the Australian government’s deregulation agenda, the ACNC is required to report on our performance as a regulator.

This section of the ACNC website provides some short practical tips on the review or audit process for charity financial reporting.

Charities can change over time, meaning they may need to wind up, merge with another charity, or continue operations with a different legal structure.

If your charity's Australian Business Number (ABN) changes, you need to notify the ACNC. If your charity's legal structure changes, you will either need to update the ACNC by completing Form 3B, or revoke the existing charity registration and apply to register the new legal structure as a charity. The process will depend on the original and new legal structure.

Some charities may have similar requirements when they register with the ACNC due to their charitable purpose (the aim, object or mission that their activities work towards achieving). This informs the charity subtype they register with.

Vision: charities that inspire confidence and respect.

The ACNC works with other government agencies to align regulatory requirements and remove reporting and other requirements for charities.