New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACT 1991 - SECT 48

48 Remuneration of board members of charitable organisations

(1) A person is not prohibited (despite any law to the contrary) from holding office or acting as a member of the governing body of a non-profit organisation having as one of its objects a charitable purpose merely because the person receives any remuneration or benefit from the organisation if:

(a) the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, has declared that this section applies to that office, or

(b) the Minister has given prior approval of a person who receives any such remuneration or benefit holding that office or acting in that capacity, or

(c) the person concerned holds that office or acts in that capacity by virtue of his or her office as a minister of religion or a member of a religious order.

(2) An approval under this section is subject to any conditions imposed by the Minister when giving the approval.

(3) An approval under this section is to be in writing. Applications for such approvals must be addressed in writing to the Minister by the organisation concerned.

(4) For the purposes of this section, every body, organisation or office referred to in section 7 (1) is taken to be a non-profit organisation having among its objects one or more charitable purposes.