Templates

View a variety of templates and examples which can be used and adapted by charities and their advisers to suit their specific needs. These examples are intended as a guide only.

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Annual general meetings

Templates to assist running annual general meetings (AGMs), including templates for an agenda, meeting minutes and meeting notice.

Annual report

This template can be used to develop an annual report for your charity. The template has space for you to include an overview of activities, governance, finances and other important information.

Audit and review report templates

These templates are designed for use by auditors and were developed with the assistance of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.

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Charitable purpose examples

Examples of charitable purpose clauses that can be used as a guide when you are required to write down the purpose of your charity.

Complaints-handling: model policy and procedure

National peak bodies in the charity sector have developed a policy to improve how charities handle complaints. It ensures complaints are handled confidentially and safely, enhancing community trust and confidence in the work of charities.

Conflict of interest policy

This template policy is intended to be used as a starting point for charities in developing their own conflict of interest policy. Includes a template for register of interests.

Constitution for a charitable company limited by guarantee

Downloadable constitution template for companies limited by guarantee seeking to register with the ACNC. It is designed to help a small, charitable, not-for-profit company limited by guarantee with straight-forward membership create a suitable governing document.

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Declaration for Responsible Persons

Template declaration for Responsible Persons that confirms that they are not disqualified under Governance Standard 4.

Disclosure: comparative information not included in the financial report

Under certain circumstances the Commissioner my allow certain charities not to prepare comparative financial information. In these circumstances, charities may adapt the disclosure statement below to include the statement below with their annual financial statement.

‘The directors of [name...

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Financial declaration for Responsible Person

Downloadable template per section 60.15 of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulation 2013

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Governing document in Acts of parliament or canon law

Downloadable template which may be a suitable governing document for charities created by an Act of parliament (legislation) or governed centrally, such as through canon law of a particular church.

Governing document templates and model rules

Each charity has governing documents which set out its charitable purpose, that it operates on a not-for-profit basis and how the governing body of the charity makes decisions and consults any members. These templates are examples that charities can use when they are setting up, or considering changing structure, that they can adapt to suit their particular circumstances.

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Letter of appointment for Responsible Persons

Charities can use this letter to set out the duties under Governance Standard 5 when appointing a new Responsible Person.

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Meeting agenda

Use this template to set an agenda for a meeting of a governing body. The template lists out suggested items that the meeting should cover, and who on the governing body should be responsible for each item.

Meeting minutes

Use this template when recording minutes for a meeting of a governing body.

This template is an example only. Check your charity’s rules and any legislation that applies to it to find out whether you need to make any changes to this template before using it.

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Responsible Persons' details template

Use this template to collect the information required to notify the ACNC of changes to your Responsible Persons.

Rules for a charitable unincorporated association

Download customisable template rules that can be used as a starting point for unincorporated associations seeking to register as a charity with the ACNC.

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