Chapter 1

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 99, 19 June 2018, p. 3180.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 112, 22 August 2018, p. 3590.

[3]        Senate Select Committee on Charity Fundraising in the 21^st Century, www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Charity_Fundraising.

Chapter 2 - Background and previous inquiries

[1]        Senate Economics References Committee, Disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations, December 2008, pp. 95–98.

[2]        Senate Economics References Committee, Disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations, December 2008, p. 98.

[3]        Productivity Commission, Contribution of the Not-for-profit Sector, January 2010, p. xxiv.

[4]        Productivity Commission, Contribution of the Not-for-profit Sector, January 2010, pp. 141–142.

[5]        Productivity Commission, Contribution of the Not-for-profit Sector, January 2010, p. 142.

[6]        Ernst & Young, Research into Commonwealth Regulatory and Reporting Burdens on the Charity Sector: A Report Prepared for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, 30 September 2014, p. 65.

[7]        Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 2.

[8]        Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 33.

[9]        Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 34.

[10]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 39.

[11]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 35.

[12]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 35.

[13]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 40.

[14]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 37.

[15]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 37.

[16]      Deloitte Access Economics, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, 23 February 2016, p. 40.

[17]      The ACL is Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and is applied in each state or territory via each jurisdiction’s application laws.

[18]      CAF consists of all Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection laws. Its objective is to provide the best and most consistent protection for Australian and New Zealand consumers through its consideration of consumer affairs and fair trading issues of national significance and, where possible, development of consistent approaches to those issues.

[19]      CAANZ is a CAF sub-committee comprising the most relevant senior officer from consumer affairs or fair trading agencies in each CAF jurisdiction.

[20]      Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, Australian Consumer Law Review: Final Report, March 2017, p. 75.

[21]      Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, Australian Consumer Law Review: Final Report, March 2017, pp. 75–76.

[22]      Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, Australian Consumer Law Review: Final Report, March 2017, p. 76.

[23]      Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs, Joint Communique: Meeting of Ministers for Consumer Affairs, 31 August 2017, p. 6. Noting of a proposal means that 'Regulators will issue guidance or explore further options for these items' (p. 6).

[24]      ACCC, Guide to the ACL for charities, not-for-profits & fundraisers, https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/guide-to-the-acl-for-charities-not-for-profits-fundraisers (accessed 11 December 2018).

[25]      CAANZ, Guide to the Australian Consumer Law for Fundraising and Other Activities of Charities, Not-for-profits and Fundraisers, December 2017, p. 3.

[26]      CAANZ, Guide to the Australian Consumer Law for Fundraising and Other Activities of Charities, Not-for-profits and Fundraisers, December 2017, p. 6.

[27]      Commonwealth of Australia, Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislative Review 2018, August 2018, p. 2.

[28]      Commonwealth of Australia, Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislative Review 2018, p. 100.

[29]      Commonwealth of Australia, Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislative Review 2018, p. 100–102.

[30]      Commonwealth of Australia, Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislative Review 2018, pp. 102–103.

[31]      See Chapter 3 for more information on the Charity Passport.

[32]      Commonwealth of Australia, Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislative Review 2018, p. 13.

[33]      Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs, Joint Communique: Meeting of Ministers for Consumer Affairs, 26 October 2018, p. 6.

Chapter 3 - Current legislative and regulatory frameworks governing charitable fundraising

[1]        Mr Nicholas Berger-Thomson, Senior Adviser, Individuals and Indirect Tax Division, Revenue Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 47.

[2]        Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not For Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 9.

[3]        Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 16.

[4]        Charities Act 2013 (Cth), Preamble.

[5]        G.E. Dal Pont, Law of Charity, 2^nd edition, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood, New South Wales, 2017, p. 33.

[6]        Charities Act 2013 (Cth), s 5.

[7]        Charities Act 2013 (Cth), s 12.

[8]        Dr Gary Johns, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 18.

[9]        Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 43.

[10]      The ACL is located in schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. See also Commonwealth of Australia, A Guide to the Australian Consumer Law for Fundraising and Other Activities of Charities, Not-for-profits and Fundraisers, December 2017, p. 2.

[11]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 23.

[12]      Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 6.

[13]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 23.

[14]      Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 28.

[15]      Dr Gary Johns, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 15.

[16]      Ms Kate Lynch, Principal Adviser, Consumer and Corporations Policy Division, Markets Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 47.

[17]      Commonwealth of Australia, A Guide to the Australian Consumer Law for Fundraising and Other Activities of Charities, Not-for-Profits and Fundraisers, December 2017, p. 2.

[18]      Commonwealth of Australia, A Guide to the Australian Consumer Law for Fundraising and Other Activities of Charities, Not-for-Profits and Fundraisers, December 2017, p. 3.

[19]      Commonwealth of Australia, A Guide to the Australian Consumer Law for Fundraising and Other Activities of Charities, Not-for-Profits and Fundraisers, December 2017, p. 3.

[20]      Ms Kate Lynch, Principal Adviser, Consumer and Corporations Policy Division, Markets Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 48.

[21]      Ms Kate Lynch, Principal Adviser, Consumer and Corporations Policy Division, Markets Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 48.

[22]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 24. See also Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 44.

[23]      Ms Kate Lynch, Principal Adviser, Consumer and Corporations Policy Division, Markets Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 51.

[24]      Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 3; Mr Nicholas Berger-Thomson, Senior Adviser, Individuals and Indirect Tax Division, Revenue Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 49.

[25]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Report Once, Use Often: Charity Passport Guide for Government Agencies, V1.3, September 2017, pp. 7 and 9.

[26]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, About us, https://www.acnc.gov.au/about (accessed 7 December 2018); Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 13.

[27]      Dr Gary Johns, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 13; Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Submission 8, p. 2.

[28]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Submission 8, p. 3.

[29]      Dr Gary Johns, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 18.

[30]      Mr Nicholas Berger-Thomson, Senior Adviser, Individuals and Indirect Tax Division, Revenue Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 47.

[31]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Submission 8, p. 3.

[32]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Submission 8, p. 2.

[33]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Submission 8, p. 3.

[34]      Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 28.

[35]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 30. See also mycause.com.au website.

[36]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 9.

[37]      Ms Vera Visevic, Partner, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 33.

[38]      Dr Gary Johns, Commissioner, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 18.

[39]      Mr David Crosby, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 41.

[40]      Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 44–45.

[41]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 6.

[42]      Mr Michael Hardy, Assistant Commissioner, Aggressive Tax Planning, Australian Taxation Office, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 48.

[43]      Mr Michael Hardy, Assistant Commissioner, Aggressive Tax Planning, Australian Taxation Office, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 48.

[44]      Mr Nicholas Berger-Thomson, Senior Adviser, Individuals and Indirect Tax Division, Revenue Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 51.

[45]      Mr Michael Hardy, Assistant Commissioner, Aggressive Tax Planning, Australian Taxation Office, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 51.

[46]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 23.

[47]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 23.

[48]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 23.

[49]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 23–24.

[50]      Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Consumer protection agencies, https://www.accc.gov.au/contact-us/other-helpful-agencies/consumer-protection-agencies (accessed 7 December 2018).

[51]      Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 2; Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8.

[52]      Mr David Thomas, Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 10.

[53]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, pp. 6–15; Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 5.

[54]      See Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8; Mills Oakley, Submission 64, pp. 10–13, 17–18.

[55]      Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 10, fn 38; Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales, Submission 94, p. 3; Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 16, fn 4.

[56]      Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8.

[57]      Community Council for Australia, Submission 43, p. 6.

[58]      Community Council for Australia, Submission 43, p. 6. See also UN Women National Committee Australia, Submission 26, p. 2.

[59]      Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8.

[60]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 2.

[61]      Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Submission 8, p. 5.

[62]      Mr Scott McClellan, Executive Manager, Code and Regulatory Affairs, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 2.

[63]      Ms Katherine Raskob, Chief Executive Officer, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 1.

[64]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 3.

[65]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 18; Charitable Collections Act 2003 (ACT), s 16(1).

[66]      Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8; UN Women National Committee Australia, Submission 26, p. 3; Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 8 and p. 10, fn 37.

[67]      Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 10, fn 38; Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales, Submission 94, p. 3; Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 16, fn 4.

[68]      Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 42.

[69]      Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 42.

[70]      Mr Scot MacDonald, Second Reading Speech, New South Wales Legislative Council Hansard, Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2018 and Charitable Fundraising Amendment Bill 2018, 17 October 2018, https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1820781676-77678/HANSARD-1820781676-77678 (accessed 30 November 2018.

[71]      Ms Yasmin Catley, Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2018 and Charitable Fundraising Amendment Bill 2018, Second Reading Speech, New South Wales Legislative Assembly Hansard, 24 October 2018, https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-104321 (accessed 12 February 2019).

[72]      Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Reform) Bill 2018 and Charitable Fundraising Amendment Bill 2018, Second Reading Debate, 24 October 2018.

[73]      Ms Rose Webb, Deputy Secretary, Better Regulation Division, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 33.

[74]      ACNC Annual Report 2017–18, October 2018, pp. 58–59.

[75]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 3.

[76]      Ms Rose Webb, Deputy Secretary, Better Regulation Division, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 37.

[77]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 25.

[78]      ME/CFS Australia, Submission 55, p. 1; Mr Peter Hills-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 33.

[79]      Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 42.

[80]      Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 43; Collections Regulation 2008 (Qld), reg. 16.

[81]      Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 9; Collections Regulation 2008 (Qld), reg. 18(1).

[82]      Dr Edmund (Ted) Flack, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 28.

[83]      Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 11.

[84]      Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 12; Collections Regulation 2008 (Qld), regs. 4(3)–(4).

[85]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 25.

[86]      Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 10.

[87]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28, p. 3.

[88]      Mr Peter Hills-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 34.

[89]      Mr Paul Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 4.

[90]      Ms Tracy Adams, Chief Executive Officer, yourtown, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 10.

[91]      ME/CFS Australia, Submission 55, p. 1. See also World Education Australia Limited, Submission 92, p. 1.

[92]      Ms Nicole Stanmore, Director, Business Development, Engagement and Operations, Australian Council of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 12.

[93]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 4; see also The Smith Family, Submission 54, p. 4.

[94]      Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8; Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 10, fn 37 and p. 12.

[95]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28, p. 10; Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 8.

[96]      Mr Scott McClellan, Executive Manager, Code and Regulatory Affairs, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 8; South Australian Attorney-General's Department, Code of Practice: Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939, https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/charities-code-of-practice.pdf (accessed 7 December 2018).

[97]      South Australian Attorney-General's Department, Code of Practice: Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939, https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/charities-code-of-practice.pdf (accessed 7 December 2018), s 7(1).

[98]      Mr Bruce Moore, General Counsel, Australian Red Cross Society, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 34.

[99]      Oceania Province, Submission 11, p. 1; Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28, pp. 3, 10.

[100]    Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 10, fn 38; Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales, Submission 94, p. 3; Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 16, fn 4.

[101]    Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 25; mycause, Submission 11, p. 19.

[102]    Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 15; Fundraising Act 1998 (Vic), ss 16B and 17A.

[103]    Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 15, fn 3.

[104]    Four Paws Australia, Submission 95, p. 7; Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28, pp. 3, 10; Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 3.

[105]    ACNC Annual Report 2017–18, October 2018, p. 58.

[106]    Consumer Affairs Victoria, Fundraising Regulations 2009 remake, https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/resources-and-tools/legislation/public-consultations-and-reviews/fundraising-regulations-2009-remake (accessed 17 December 2018).

[107]    Ms Delaine Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 36.

[108]    Addministry Inc, Submission 14, p. 2.

[109]    Ms Nicole Stanmore, Director, Business Development, Engagement and Operations, Australian Council of Social Services, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 2.

[110]    Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 17; Street collections, https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/street-collections (accessed 7 December 2018).

[111]    Ms Delaine Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 37.

[112]    Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 6; Charitable Collections Act 1946 (WA), s 6.

[113]    Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 1; Mr Peter Hills-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 33.

[114]    Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. 6, fn 11; Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Street collections, https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumer-protection/street-collections (accessed 7 December 2018).

[115]    Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 12.

[116]    Mr Scott McClellan, Executive Manager, Code and Regulatory Affairs, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 8.

[117]    Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 1.

[118]    Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, p. 5.

[119]    Mr Scott McClellan, Executive Manager, Code and Regulatory Affairs, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 8.

[120]    Ms Kate Lynch, Principal Adviser, Consumer and Corporations Policy Division, Markets Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 48.

[121]    Ms Kate Lynch, Principal Adviser, Consumer and Corporations Policy Division, Markets Group, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 53.

Chapter 4 - Issues raised in evidence

[1]        Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 8.

[2]        Ms Vera Visevic, Partner at Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 33.

[3]        Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair of Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 9.

[4]        Ms Vera Visevic, Partner at Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 33; Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 4.

[5]        See, for example, the table in Mills Oakley's submission outlining the different treatment between states and territories of like-elements such as ACNC licensing, charitable purpose definition, conducting an appeal, and exemptions. One basic 'mismatch' between the Commonwealth and state and territory legislation is the various interpretations for charity, with the result that an organisation could be considered a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission but still require state and territory licences. Mills Oakley, Submission 64, pp. 6–13, 16–17.

[6]        Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 43. For example, the states are not bound by the definition in the Commonwealth's Charities Act 2013.

[7]        Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 42.

[8]        Ms Katherine Raskob, Chief Executive Officer for Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 2.

[9]        Dr Edmund (Ted) Flack, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, pp. 12 and 26. Dr Ted Flack referred to fundraising as a 'cultural term' without a definition.

[10]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 24.

[11]      Mr David Thomas, Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 9. Mr Thomas, who is also the CEO of Lifeline Northern Beaches, explained that his locally-based organisation is a separate entity to Lifeline Australia.

[12]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 9.

[13]      Ms Katherine Raskob, Chief Executive Officer, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 2.

[14]      Mr Alex Milner, Member, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 42.

[15]      Mr Paul Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[16]      Mr Alex Milner, Member, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 43.

[17]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Answer to question on notice, 30 October 2018. See also Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, pp. 5–6.

[18]      Assistant Minister Seselja took over responsibility for charities from the former Minister, the Hon Michael Sukkar, Fundraising Institute Australia, answer to question on notice, 30 October 2018. See also Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ministry List, 25 January 2019, available at https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/ministry-list (accessed 6 February 2019).

[19]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 4; Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Submission 40, p. 1; Mr Norman O'Bryan, AM SC, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 19.

[20]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 21; Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 11.

[21]      Ms Geraldine Magarey, Leader Research and Thought Leadership, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 9.

[22]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 7 and 9.

[23]      Mr David Locke, then Assistant Commissioner, Charity Services, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Senate Economics Legislation Committee (Additional Estimates 2016–17), Committee Hansard, 1 March 2017, p. 112.

[24]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Submission 6.1: Supplementary to submission to 6, p. 4.

[25]      Justice Connect, Submission 49, pp. 19–20; Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, and Mr Alex Milner, Member of Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 11 and 42; Dr Matthew Turnour, Chairman, Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 13.

[26]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 4; Justice Connect, Submission 49, pp. 19–20.

[27]      Mr David Thomas, Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 10.

[28]      Ms Vera Visevic, Partner, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 36.

[29]      Ms Vera Visevic, Partner, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 36.

[30]      Deloitte Access Economics, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, Final Report, 23 February 2016, p. 17.

[31]      Deloitte Access Economics, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, Final Report, 23 February 2016, p. 39.

[32]      Ms Sue Woodward, Head of Not-for-profit Law, Justice Connect, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 2 and 5, Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 7.

[33]      Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 28.

[34]      Mr Norman O'Bryan, AM SC, Private capacity,  Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 19; Mr Peter Hills-Jones, CEO, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 34. See also Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 19.

[35]      Mr John Scott, Company Secretary and Accountant for the Brandenburg Orchestra, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 24. See also Ms Tracy Adams, CEO, yourtown, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 9 and yourtown, Submission 79, pp. 7 and 11.

[36]      mycause, Submission 11, p. [4].

[37]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 27–28; mycause, Submission 11, p. [4].

[38]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 25.

[39]      For example, Western Australia's Street Collections (Regulation) Act 1940 (WA) regulates fundraising via street collections differently by requiring a separate licence from that granted by the main fundraising legislation. See Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 17.

[40]      Deloitte Access Economics, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, Final Report, 23 February 2016, p. 22. For a list of location requirements refer to the Deloitte report.

[41]      Mrs Sarah Falzarano, Director of Finance, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 23.

[42]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 28.

[43]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director, mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 25.

[44]      Mr John Scott, Company Secretary and Accountant for the Brandenburg Orchestra, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 23.

[45]      Mr Bruce Moore, General Counsel, Australian Red Cross Society, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 35.

[46]      Mr John Scott, Company Secretary and Accountant for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 23.

[47]      Deloitte Access Economics, Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth charity Regulation, Final Report, 23 February 2016, pp. 22–23.

[48]      Mr Bruce Moore, General Counsel, Australian Red Cross Society, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 35–36.

[49]      Deloitte Access Economics, Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission, Cutting Red Tape: Options to Align State, Territory and Commonwealth Charity Regulation, Final Report, 23 February 2016, p. 23.

[50]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 17.

[51]      Mrs Sarah Falzarano, Director of Finance, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 23.

[52]      Mr Bruce Moore, General Counsel, Australian Red Cross Society, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 35–36.

[53]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 7–8.

[54]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 4. See also Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 29.

[55]      Ms Delaine Smith, CEO, Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG), Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 33 and 35.

[56]      Ms Delaine Smith, CEO, ALLG, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 35.

[57]      Mr David Thomas, Member, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 10. See fn 10.

[58]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 7.

[59]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 7.

[60]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 7.

[61]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 7.

[62]      Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 8.

[63]      Mr John Mikelsons, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 3.

[64]      Ms Nicole Stanmore, Director of Business Development, Engagement and Operations, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 4.

[65]      Ms Delaine Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 33.

[66]      Ms Katherine Raskob, the Chief Executive Officer, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 3.

[67]      Lifeline, The Smith Family, Volunteering Australia, and Whipbird Consulting, see Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, pp. 11 and 28; Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 7; and Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[68]      Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 28.

[69]      Mr Peter Kempen, Chairman, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 36. See also Mr Peter Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[70]      Ms Delaine Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 36.

[71]      Dr Peter Thomas, Director, Policy and Operations, Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 37.

[72]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 10. See also Mr Norman O'Bryan's evidence regarding lost opportunities, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 20.

[73]      For examples, see Ms Sue Woodward, Head, Not-for-profit Law, Justice Connect, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 2–3, 8; Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 10, 13; Ms Sarah Wickham, Policy and Research Manager, Philanthropy Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 14, 16–17.

[74]      Mr John Vaughan-Williams, Lawyer, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, pp. 34–35.

[75]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 4. See also Ms Alice Macdougall's observation (Law Council of Australia), Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 13.

[76]      Ms Tracy Adams, CEO, yourtown, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 7.

[77]      Ms Geraldine Magarey, Leader Research and Thought Leadership, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 9.

[78]      Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 13. Mills Oakley provided a real-life example where the legal advice it provided a client involved each state and territory jurisdiction adopting conflicting interpretations of whether an additional licence was required outside of the host jurisdiction.

[79]      Mr Alex Milner, Member of Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 42.

[80]      Mr Bruce Moore, General Counsel, Australian Red Cross Society, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 32.

[81]      Senate Select Committee on Charity Fundraising in the 21^st Century, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 25–26.

[82]      Senate Select Committee on Charity Fundraising in the 21^st Century, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 9.

[83]      Ms Sarah Wickham, Policy and Research Manager, Philanthropy Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 18.

[84]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director of mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 27.

[85]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director of mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 26–28.

[86]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director of mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 27.

[87]      As third-party fundraisers are generally, if not all, for-profit entities, they would be covered by the Australian Consumer Law as they engage in trade and commerce. See Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 11–12.

[88]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director of mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 26.

[89]      Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director of mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 26.

[90]      Ms Delaine Smith, CEO, ALLG, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 39.

[91]      See, for example evidence from mycause, Mills Oakley, Dr Ted Flack, ACPNS, QUT, and Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, 30 October 2018 and 31 January 2019.

[92]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 9.

[93]      Ms Delaine Smith, CEO, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 40.

[94]      Ms Delaine Smith, CEO, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 37.

[95]      Mr Moore, General Counsel, Australian Red Cross Society, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 39–40. See also Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, pp. 15–16.

[96]      Dr Peter Thomas, Director of Policy and Operations, Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 40.

[97]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 11.

[98]      Mr Peter Kempen, Chairman, Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 39. Ms Smith submitted a similar view about the substantial fees charged by some online fundraising organisations as a middleman. See Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 33.

[99]      Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 41.

[100]    Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Submission 56, p. [13]. See also Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Mr Norman O'Bryan, AM SC, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, pp. 17, 21–22.

[101]    Mr John Vaughan-Williams, Lawyer, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 36.

[102]    Mr John Vaughan-Williams, Lawyer, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 36.

[103]    Ms Vera Visevic, Partner, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 35.

[104]    Ms Vera Visevic, Partner, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 35–36.

[105]    Ms Tania Burstin, Managing Director of mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 25 and 27.

[106]    Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28, p. 7; Mr Peter Hills-Jones, CEO, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, pp. 31 and 34. The committee heard both self-regulatory bodies used mystery shopping firms to undertake these checks.

[107]    For example, Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 39 and 46; Dr Ted Flack, Submission 91, p. 9.

Chapter 5 - Options for reform

[1]        Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 39.

[2]        Dr Matthew Turnour, Chairman, Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 18.

[3]        Dr Matthew Turnour, Chairman, Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 18.

[4]        Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 15. See also p. 11.

[5]        Mr Paul Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[6]        Ms Tracy Adams, Chief Executive Officer, yourtown, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 10.

[7]        Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 3. According to Justice Connect, the #fixfundraising campaign has been supported by 'more than 235 organisations and individuals representing more than 570 charities'.

[8]        Justice Connect, Submission 49, pp. 21–22.

[9]        Justice Connect, Submission 49, pp. 24–26.

[10]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not For Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 12. See also Mr Norman O'Bryan, AM SC, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, pp. 22–23.

[11]      Submission 49, p. 24.

[12]      Justice Connect, answers to written questions on notice, 30 November 2018 (received 20 December 2018), p. 5.

[13]      Submission 49, p. 24.

[14]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 24.

[15]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 31.

[16]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Submission 50, pp. 2–3.

[17]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 24.

[18]      Ms Rose Webb, New South Wales Fair Trading Commissioner, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 37. See further information in Chapter 3.

[19]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 23 and 25.

[20]      See, for example: Australian Council of Social Services, Submission 10, p. 2; CPA Australia, Submission 44, p. 1; Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Submission 40, p. 3; Community Council for Australia, Submission 43, p. 5; Law Council of Australia, Submission 47, p. 7; Philanthropy Australia, Submission 77, p. 5; Ms Lavanya Kala, Policy Manager, Volunteering Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 7 and 12.

[21]      Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 39.

[22]      Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 46.

[23]      Ms Sue Woodward, Head, Not-for-profit Law, Justice Connect, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 3 and 5.

[24]      Mr Norman O'Bryan, AM SC, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 23.

[25]      Dr Matthew Turnour, Chairman, Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 14.

[26]      See, for example, Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, pp. 44–45.

[27]      Ms Vera Visevic, Partner, Mills Oakley, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 34. See also Mills Oakley, Submission 64, p. 5.

[28]      Mr John Mikelsons, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer, Australian Council of Social Service, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 4.

[29]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Submission 50, pp. 4–5.

[30]      See, for example, Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 30.

[31]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, p. 5.

[32]      Ms Tania Burstin, Founder and Managing Director, Mycause, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, pp. 25–26.

[33]      Dr Ted Flack, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 29.

[34]      Dr Ted Flack, Private capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 29.

[35]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 21.

[36]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to Submission 28, p. 5.

[37]      For example, Mr Alex Milner, Member, Not for Profit and Charities Law Committee, Law Institute of Victoria, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 43; Justice Connect, Submission 49, p. 21; Whipbird Consulting, Submission 60, p. 60; Australian Red Cross Society, Submission 63, p. 5; DF Mortimer & Associates, Submission 6, p. 3.

[38]      Ms Geraldine Magarey, Leader Research and Thought Leader at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 11.

[39]      Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer for The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 29.

[40]      Dr Lisa O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, The Smith Family, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 30.

[41]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Senate Select Committee on Charity Fundraising in the 21^st Century, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 10.

[42]      Ms Alice Macdougall, Deputy Chair, Charities and Not for Profits Committee, Law Council of Australia, Senate Select Committee on Charity Fundraising in the 21^st Century, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 13.

[43]      Ms Sue Woodward, Head, Not-for-profit Law, Justice Connect, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 8.

[44]      Public Fundraising Regulatory Association, Submission 25, pp. 5–6.

[45]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to submission 28, pp. 2, 4.

[46]      Mr Scott McClellan, Executive Manager, Code and Regulatory Affairs for Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 4.

[47]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Submission 50, pp. 3–4.

[48]      Mr Scott McClellan, Executive Manager, Code and Regulatory Affairs, Fundraising Institute Australia, Committee Hansard, 30 October 2018, p. 6.

[49]      Fundraising Institute of Australia, Submission 28, p. 8.

[50]      Mr Peter Hills-Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Public Fundraising Regulatory Association Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 31.

[51]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Submission 50, p. 5.

[52]      Mr David Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer, Community Council for Australia, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 39.

[53]      Mr Scott Gregson, Executive General Manager, Mergers and Authorisation Review Division, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 7 November 2018, p. 28.

[54]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28.1: Supplementary to Submission 28, p. 6.

[55]      Fundraising Institute Australia, Submission 28, p. 2.

[56]      Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 14.

[57]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 19.

[58]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 19.

[59]      Ministerial Council for Consumer Affairs, Co-operatives: A National Approach. Co-operatives National Law – Decision Making Regulatory Impact Statement, https://ris.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/posts/2012/02/02-Cooperatives-National-Law-RIS.pdf   (accessed 17 December 2018), p. 3.

[60]      New South Wales Fair Trading, Co-operatives national law, https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/associations-and-co-operatives/co-operatives/about-co-operatives/co-operatives-national-law (accessed 17 December 2018).

[61]      Ministerial Council for Consumer Affairs, Co-operatives: A National Approach. Co-operatives National Law – Decision Making Regulatory Impact Statement, https://ris.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/posts/2012/02/02-Cooperatives-National-Law-RIS.pdf   (accessed 17 December 2018), p. 3.

[62]      Ministerial Council for Consumer Affairs, Co-operatives: A National Approach. Co-operatives National Law – Decision Making Regulatory Impact Statement, https://ris.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/posts/2012/02/02-Cooperatives-National-Law-RIS.pdf   (accessed 17 December 2018), p. 8.

[63]      Ministerial Council for Consumer Affairs, Co-operatives: A National Approach. Co-operatives National Law – Decision Making Regulatory Impact Statement, https://ris.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/posts/2012/02/02-Cooperatives-National-Law-RIS.pdf   (accessed 17 December 2018), p. 9.

[64]      Mr Derek Mortimer, Principal, DF Mortimer & Associates, Committee Hansard, 29 October 2018, p. 24.

[65]      Dr Ted Flack, Submission 91, pp. 7–8.

[66]      Justice Connect, answers to written questions on notice, 30 November 2018 (received 20 December 2018), pp. 2–4.

[67]      Dr Matthew Turnour, Chairman, Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 12.

[68]      Dr Matthew Turnour, Chairman, Neumann and Turnour Lawyers, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, pp. 12–14.

[69]      Mr Paul Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[70]      Mr Paul Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[71]      Mr Paul Tavatgis, Director, Whipbird Consulting, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 2.

[72]      Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 January 2019, p. 12.

[73]      Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs, Joint Communique: Meeting of Ministers for Consumer Affairs, 26 October 2018, p. 6. See also Chapter 2 of this report.