New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACT 1991

- As at 6 July 2009
- Act 69 of 1991

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           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     (Repealed)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