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.