Secrecy provisions hinder openness in the charities sector, so it’s time to act Community & Social Minister Andrew Leigh says amending the ACNC Act will promote more transparency and accountability while balancing potential reputation risks to charities and the need to protect confidential information.
Susan Woodward appointed chief of watchdog Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission November 18, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Respected social justice and public interest advocate Susan Woodward will helm the charities regulator, as Treasury starts to sniff around the sector’s generous tax breaks.
How service performance reporting dropped off the to-do list October 19, 2022 By Tom Ravlic 2022 Modernising Government Agencies Special Report Coordinating service performance reporting has been on the government’s radar for years but there is still no national standard.
Charity sector town halls begin with government August 16, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The ‘Building Community’ roundtables are in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this week, then in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin.
Premium Insights and analysis New governments will always make changes at the top June 23, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks A newly elected government needs to ensure the personnel it has in the various roles across the public service are aligned with a new vision.
Premium Columnists Rearranging the APS upper echelons June 10, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks For now, the MoG changes have to take place by July 1. There are also at least three more secretaries to appoint, but that doesn’t have to be done immediately.
Resignation of ACNC commissioner welcomed by assistant minister June 7, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social Andrew Leigh said putting Gary Johns in charge of the charities commission was ‘like putting Scott Morrison in charge of ensuring safety at kids’ soccer games’.
Premium Insights and analysis No better time to review auditing and regulatory structures June 7, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks A key reason to change the way the standard-setting system is structured is that accounting and auditing guidance is legally backed.
Treasury vacancies with remuneration undetermined March 25, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has lodged a periodic disclosure showing federal Treasury has 13 vacancies across seven Treasury agencies to fill.
Improvements to national charity register to better connect volunteers and donors March 10, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has revamped the searchability of its charity register.
Groups seeking charity status told to better prepare January 13, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commissioner has advised prospective charities to ‘do their research’ to ensure they meet the requirements to officially register. In a statement on Thursday commissioner Dr Gary Jones said he applauded those motivated to join the 60,000 other registered charities in Australia, going on to advise people to do thorough research […]
Premium Interviews New charity regulations threat to freedom of speech, sector says October 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A coalition of Australia’s oldest and most respected NGOs has raised the alarm over proposed amendments to charity regulations.
Are royal commissions the new normal for developing complex public policy? June 12, 2019 By Peter Debus Features When it comes to Australia’s royal commissions — why so many? Why now? And what do they say about our standard governance and oversight procedures?
Susan Pascoe wins $20k prize for public sector leadership December 1, 2016 By Stephen Easton News ACNC head Susan Pascoe has won a $20,000 prize for this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Public Administration at the Leadership in Government awards. Two APS graduates were also jointly honoured by the eminent judging panel.
ACNC: the facilitative regulator — a case study of proactive reform August 1, 2016 By Krystian Seibert Case studies CASE STUDY: The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission found itself the top of the APS innovation agenda setting this month, but it had a difficult birth. Despite no crisis precipitating it, co-production shepherded a regulatory culture fit for purpose.