The purpose of this Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement is to provide guidance to ACNC staff, charities and the public on the meaning and scope of the charity subtype of 'Health Promotion Charity' (HPC).
The purpose of this Commissioner's Interpretation Statement is to provide guidance on the meaning of ‘government entity’ in the Charities Act 2013 (Cth). It relates to the definition of ‘charity’ set out in s 5 of the Charities Act, which provides that a ‘charity’ cannot be a ‘government entity’.
The purpose of this Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement is to provide guidance about the Commissioner’s power to withhold or remove information from the ACNC Charity Register.
This Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement provides guidance on how the ACNC applies particular aspects of charity law to Indigenous organisations seeking registration as charities, and how those organisations can meet the ACNC’s requirements. This Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement is issued under the authority of the Commissioner.
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.
