As part of the SA Government’s commitment to ensuring that both collectors and donors understand their obligations and rights under the Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939, the Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner and the Department of Treasury and Finance are seeking feedback on proposed changes to the regulatory framework.
Consultation will identify and consider possible improvements to the regulatory framework against the following objectives:
Interested parties are encouraged to make a submission to answer questions raised throughout this paper or highlight any other issues considered relevant to the improvement of charity regulation.
Submissions are required by 19 March 2010.
Please click here download the issues paper.
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The Liquor and Gambling Commissioner administers the Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939 to protect the public interest in the area of fundraising by non-profit groups by providing disclosure requirements for charitable collections (section 6 licence) and entertainment (section 7 licence).
Charities and their Collection Agents are required by legislation to lodge annual "Fundraising Income and Expenditure Statements" to provide the public with information regarding Charities and Collection Agents' financial performance in relation to charitable collections and entertainment.
Licensees can also authorise the Minister to publish their audited accounts.
The Charities List contains a comprehensive list of all Charities and Collection Agents' contact and licence details including financial details.
The Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939 regulates fundraising activities conducted for a "charitable purpose" as defined in the Act.
The definition of "charitable purpose" includes:-
Charitable organisations that are not collecting for a charitable purpose as described above do not require licensing and therefore will not be found on the Charities List (e.g. religious organisations, environmental groups and educational institutions).
Fundraising activities for a "charitable purpose" include:
Licences issued pursuant to the Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939 include:
Any person acting as a collector that wishes to:
Any person that has a collection contract with a charity and wishes to employ another person to act as a collector on his/her behalf to:
Any organisation that wishes to conduct entertainment, or sell or attempt to sell a ticket for admission to entertainment and the proceeds or part of the proceeds are for a "charitable purpose", must be the holder of a Section 7 licence.
Licence applications can be downloaded from www.olgc.sa.gov.au.
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