TAKING THE TACTICS OF THE TOUR DOWN UNDER AND APPLYING THEM TO BUSINESS
If you live or work in Adelaide it would be hard to ignore the fact that the 2013 Tour Down Under started this Sunday 20th January. My office is just a short stroll to the Tour Village in Victoria Square and reports of the spectacular (or otherwise) performances of ...
THE ACNC AND CHANGES TO A COMPANY’S REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
For registered charities that operate as a company, some of your reporting obligations which were previously made to ASIC should now be made to the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC). If your charity is subsequently deregistered with the ACNC,...
DISCRIMINATORY CHRISTMAS CAROLS!
Well, December has rolled in and everyone’s put together their Christmas tree, shaken the dust off the tinsel and polished the baubles. As I walk through Adelaide’s Rundle Mall, I find myself singing along (in my head, of course) to the Christmas carols played in...
FAMILY (DIS)TRUSTS: THE TRUE COST OF FAMILY DISPUTES
Christmas. ‘Tis the season to be jolly and a time for peace, goodwill and family. Right? Hopefully, but not always. It seems that Christmas, despite all its good intentions, also has the uncanny ability to unearth latent family disputes that have laid dormant for...
ACNC OPENS ITS DOORS FOR BUSINESS
Further to my blog of 16 November 2012, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 was given the Royal Assent on 3 December 2012, and therefore the much anticipated Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is now open for...
THE AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY PRINCIPLES ARE HERE – JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!
On Wednesday 28 November 2012, in anticipation of the passing of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 through both houses of Federal Parliament, I posted a blog titled, ‘The New Australian Privacy Principles: What’s the Big Deal?’. The...
THE NEW AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY PRINCIPLES: WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
The laws of privacy are being re-written – quite literally. The Federal Government is in the midst of overhauling the Privacy Act 1988. As part of this process they propose to introduce the Australian Privacy Principles (“APPs”) which may affect your organisation and...
NOT-FOR-PROFIT REFORMS: REDUCING RED TAPE FOR CHARITIES?
A new federal regulator for not-for-profit organisations What charities are getting for Christmas this year is a new federal regulator and some extra compliance obligations. If you work in the not-for-profit sector, especially within a charity, you have a busy...
NOT FOR PROFIT LAW – MAXIMISING IMPACT TOGETHER
The Value of Collaboration In recent news from the Third Sector website, two Not-For-Profit (NFP) organisations, namely Wesley Mission Victoria and the Victorian and Tasmanian Uniting Church Community Services, are planning to merge. Given the current difficult fiscal...
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