New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACT 1991 - SECT 41

41 Recovery of certain expenses

(1) If the Minister so directs, the whole or any part of the expenses incurred by the Auditor-General in or in connection with the exercise by the Auditor-General or a member of the Auditor-General’s staff of any of the functions of an authorised inspector in relation to a particular organisation is payable by the organisation and recoverable from the organisation by the Auditor-General as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) If the Minister so directs, the remuneration of and any expenses incurred by an authorised inspector who is not an employee of the Crown are, where the remuneration and expenses are referable to the exercise of any of the functions of the inspector under this Act in relation to a particular person or organisation, payable by the person or organisation and recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Crown.

(3) The amount recoverable from a person or organisation under subsection (1) is an amount certified by the Auditor-General to be the amount so recoverable.

(4) The amount recoverable from a person or organisation under subsection (2) is an amount certified by the Minister to be the amount so recoverable.

(5) If the organisation concerned is an unincorporated organisation, the trustees or persons who are members of the governing body of the organisation are jointly and severally liable for any debts of the organisation under this section.