The ACNC has announced that Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness, Social and Community Housing, the Hon Michael Sukkar MP, has been confirmed to take responsibility for oversight of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The Hon Michael Sukkar previously held ministerial oversight...
In a joint press release the Commonwealth Treasurer Josh Frydenburg and Senator the Hon Zed Seselja Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters have today announced reforms to the regime regulating fundraising by Australian charities, intended to harmonise fundraising laws by allowing a 'single...
Earlier this week the Hon. Zed Seselja announced the Commonwealth Government’s intention to introduce legislation in 2021 that will see charities deregistered where they engage in trespass, unlawful entry, malicious damage or vandalism or threaten violence, or where they encourage such conduct. This would expand...
Exciting things could be brewing for charitable fundraising reform. In some cases if a charity fundraises online, including on social media, it can quite innocently be caught by a raft of State and Territory laws, determined according to where its potential donors access its appeal. The...
The Australian Tax Office has published information for religious institutions seeking to access the Jobseeker payment here....
Yesterday Assistant Minister for Charities Senator Zed Seselja announced the Government is creating an incentive for philanthropic funds to give more support to charities during the Coronavirus pandemic. The media release outlining the Government’s intention to amend the ministerial guidelines for public and private ancillary...
The ACNC has published information on changes to charity reporting requirements and available Federal Government assistance to charities during the Coronavirus pandemic here: https://lnkd.in/gxAAPiS You will also find Information and guidance from the Australian Tax Office here: ato.gov.au/coronavirus...