New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACT 1991 - SECT 31

31 Revocation of authority

(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, revoke an authority if the Minister is satisfied:

(a) that any fundraising appeal conducted by the holder of the authority has not been conducted in good faith for charitable purposes, or

(b) that any of the persons who have conducted a fundraising appeal by virtue of the authority, or any persons associated with any such appeal, are not fit and proper persons to administer, or to be associated with, a fundraising appeal for charitable purposes, or

(c) that any fundraising appeal conducted by virtue of the authority has been improperly administered, or

(d) that, in connection with any fundraising appeal conducted by virtue of the authority, the provisions of this Act or the regulations or the conditions of the authority were not complied with by any person conducting or participating in the appeal, or

(e) that the holder has not conducted a fundraising appeal within the previous 24 months, or

(f) that, in the public interest, the authority should be revoked.

(2) The revocation of an authority is not stayed by lodgment of an appeal against the revocation.

(3) The revocation of an authority does not have effect until notice of the revocation, and of the reasons for it, is served on the holder of the authority.

(4) Notice of the revocation of an authority is to be published by the Minister in one or more newspapers circulating throughout New South Wales.

(5) If the Minister has revoked an authority, the Minister may subsequently, if the Minister thinks fit, issue a further authority (whether in the same terms or otherwise) to the same person or organisation without the need for further application.