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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These templates aim to help charities with the running of their annual general meetings (AGMs), and include templates for an AGM agenda, AGM minutes and notice of AGM.
These audit and review report 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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Examples of charitable purpose clauses that can be used as a guide when you are required to write down the purpose of your charity.
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.
National peak bodies in the charity sector have developed a model policy and procedure to improve charities' complaints-handling. The model policy ensures complaints are handled confidentially and safely, enhancing community trust and confidence in charities' work.
This template policy is intended to be used as a starting point for charities in developing their own conflict of interest policy. It includes a template for register of interests.
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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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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This is a template financial declaration that can be completed and signed by a charity's Responsible Person/s.
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This template is a declaration for Responsible Persons that confirms that they are not disqualified under Governance Standard 4.
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.
Each charity has governing documents which set out its charitable purpose, confirm that it operates on a not-for-profit basis, and detail how its governing body makes decisions and consults any members. These templates are examples that charities can use.
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This document lists important organisational and ACNC-related details for your charity, and is designed to be used as part of a wider induction process if your charity appoints a new Responsible Person to its board or committee, or a new member to its executive.
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Charities can use this letter to set out the duties under Governance Standard 5 when appointing a new Responsible Person.
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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.
Use this template when recording minutes for a meeting of your charity's governing body - for example, its board or committee.
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This template register of interests can be used alongside the ACNC's conflict of interests policy template.
Use this template to collect the information required to notify the ACNC of changes to your Responsible Persons.
Download customisable template rules that can be used as a starting point for unincorporated associations seeking to register as a charity with the ACNC.
