Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fundraising Appeals Act 1998 - SECT 18A

Consent of intended beneficiaries also needed

18A. Consent of intended beneficiaries also needed



(1) An application for registration as a fundraiser must be accompanied by-

   (a)  the written consent to an intended appeal of each intended beneficiary
        of the appeal; or

   (b)  a written explanation of why it is not practicable to comply with
        paragraph (a).

(2) If the intended beneficiaries of an intended appeal are the members of an
organisation, the written consent of a duly authorised representative of the
organisation is sufficient compliance with subsection (1)(a) with respect to
the members of the organisation.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a person who will conduct or administer
an intended appeal is not a beneficiary of the appeal unless the person is
listed under section 18(2)(g)(i) or falls within a class described under
section 18(2)(g)(ii).