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COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACT 1939 - SECT 6C

COLLECTIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACT 1939 - SECT 6C

6C—Disclosure requirements for collectors—other collections

        (1)         A person who acts as a collector must tell each person from whom money or property, or a bequest, devise or other grant of money or property, is collected or obtained or attempted to be collected or obtained—

            (a)         his or her name or, if the person is issued with a unique identifier by the holder of the section 6 licence under which the person is authorised to act as a collector, that unique identifier; and

            (b)         whether or not the person is acting as a paid collector.

        (2)         However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person acting as a collector if the person—

            (a)         can be seen by the persons from whom money or property, or a bequest, devise or other grant of money or property, is collected or obtained or attempted to be collected or obtained; and

            (b)         is wearing a badge, in a reasonably prominent position, which contains the information specified in subsection (1).

        (3)         A paid collector who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $4 000.

        (4)         A person who acts as a collector must, at the request of a person from whom money or property, or a bequest, devise or other grant of money or property, is collected or obtained or attempted to be collected or obtained, provide the following information to the person:

            (a)         the name of, and contact details for, the holder of the section 6 licence under which the person is authorised to act as a collector;

            (ab)         —

                  (i)         in the case of the holder of a section 6 licence that has previously submitted a statement under section 15(2)(b)—particulars of the website maintained by the Minister under section 15(6) or any other website at which the last such statement submitted by the holder of that licence can be inspected; or

                  (ii)         in the case of a Commonwealth registered entity taken to hold a section 6 licence for the purposes of this Act that has submitted information under section 15(9)—particulars of the website maintained by the Commonwealth Commissioner under the Commonwealth Act or any other website at which the last such information submitted by the entity can be inspected;

            (b)         any other information prescribed by regulation.

        (5)         A paid collector who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (4) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $4 000.

        (6)         The holder of a section 6 licence must take reasonable steps to ensure that each person authorised to act as a collector by the holder of the licence is aware of his or her obligations under this section and is provided with the information referred to in subsection (4).

Maximum penalty: $8 000.

        (8)         This section does not apply to a person who acts as a collector in the manner described in section 6B.