Not-For-Profit Sector Reforms – Governance Update

In our last update in March 2012 we reported that the commencement date for the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) had been pushed back from 1 July 2012 to 1 October 2012. Further Delays With The Introduction of a Staged Approach The latest news is that the ACNC now appears to be delaying things [...]

Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission Start Date Delayed

As predicted by many, the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) is now slated to commence on 1 October 2012, instead of the overly optimistic 1 July 2012…

Not-For-Profit Sector Reforms – Governance Update

In our first blog on this subject in October 2011 we provided a high level summary of the proposed Not-For-Profit sector reforms. At this time the message was very much “wait and see” as Treasury and the Not-For-Profit Council were making quite a lot of noise with seemingly little output.

So, where are we now with the proposed commencement of the new national regulator for charities and Not-for-Profits, with the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) being less than 5 months away, on 1 July 2012?

Community Housing and the new Work Health and Safety Act (NSW, QLD, ACT, NT)

The Community Housing sector, as with all sectors, has areas which are likely to be put under the spotlight with the introduction of the new Model Work Health and Safety Laws. Read More

Not-For-Profit Sector Reforms – Update (Governance Structures)

With the Federal and State Governments placing an increasing reliance on the Not-For-Profit (NFP) sector to deliver essential services, a national NFP regulator may be only a few months away…