Contents (1991 - 69)
Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 No 69
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Objects
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of “fundraising appeal”
6 Meaning of “conducting” or “participating in” a fundraising appeal
7 Religious organisations exempt from Act
8 Crown bound by this Act

Part 2 Fundraising appeals

Division 1 Offences

9 Conducting unlawful fundraising
10 Participating in unlawful fundraising
11 Appeals conducted by persons engaged in business or otherwise deriving benefit
12 Publicity
13 False representations in conduct of fundraising appeal

Division 2 Authority to conduct fundraising appeals

13A Application to authorities of Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
14 Special applications
15 Application to nominate registered office
16 How application dealt with
17 Right conferred by authority
18 (Repealed)
19 Conditions of authority

Division 3 Application of funds raised

20 Proceeds of appeal
21 Investment

Division 4 Requirements to be met by fundraisers

22 Keeping of records
23 Periodic return by holder of authority (other than incorporated organisation)
24 Audit
25 Exemptions

Part 3 Powers of the Minister in respect of fundraisers

Division 1 Investigations

26 Minister may inquire into fundraisers
27 Power of Minister to require accounts etc
28 Power of entry and inspection
29 Search warrant
30 Offences in relation to inquiries

Division 2 Revocation of authority and disposition of funds

31 Revocation of authority
32 Application of funds in absence of authority

Division 3 Administration of fundraising organisations by administrator

33 Appointment of administrator
34 Notice of appointment
35 Administration
36 Audit requirements while administrator holds office
37 Expenses of administration
38 Liability for losses incurred during administration

Division 4 Miscellaneous provisions

39 Remission of cases to the Attorney General
40 Auditor-General to act as or provide inspector
41 Recovery of certain expenses

Part 4 Reviews by Administrative Decisions Tribunal

42 Review of refusal to grant authority or against conditions imposed on authority
43 Review of revocation of authority
44 Review of variation of authority
45 Determination of applications
46 (Repealed)

Part 5 Miscellaneous

47 Public access to information
48 Remuneration of board members of charitable organisations
49 Authorised inspectors
50 Proceedings for offences
51 Offences by corporations
52 (Repealed)
53 Delegation
54 Service of documents
55 Regulations
56 Repeals
57 (Repealed)
58 Savings and transitional provisions

 Schedule 1 (Repealed)

 Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions

Historical notes