Introduction: The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) held the forum Measuring and Reducing Red Tape in the Not-for-profit Sector on Wednesday 4 December 2013 at the Australian National University. This report is a summary of the forum and the red tape reduction recommendations arising from it. It incorporates contributions made by participants during and...

In this final report, the Working Group considers whether there are better ways of delivering the current envelope of support provided through tax concessions to the not-for-profit sector by the Australian government.

Executive summary: At a National Press Club forum held 15 days before the federal elections of 7 September 2013, Liberal MP Kevin Andrews pledged that a Coalition government would abolish the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC), a new regulatory body for the not-for-profit (NFP) sector that the Gillard government established in late 2012. When...

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) was established as the national independent regulator of charities on 3 December 2012. The establishment of the ACNC formed part of a broader program of reforms taking place at the Commonwealth level to support the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. This guide provides a historical record of the Australian Government’s...

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) was established on 3 December 2012 as the independent national regulator of charities. One of the objects of the ACNC Act is to “maintain, protect and enhance public trust and confidence in Australian Not-for-profit sector”. This document presents the findings of research into community trust and confidence in...