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September 26, 2024

Public benevolent institutions – “Kneebone gotta be sufficiently connected to the footbone”

We have previously reported on Equality Australia Ltd’s case before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) regarding its application for public benevolent institution status (PBI), which was turned down in a split decision. Equality Australia Ltd appealed the decision to the Full Federal Court and has been turned down again. Recap Australians for Equality Ltd was Public benevolent institutions – “Kneebone gotta be sufficiently connected to the footbone”

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July 25, 2024

Wills and estate administration

In this, the second of a series of bulletins, we will deal with some of the issues and the terminology which was flagged in the first bulletin (October 2023). The will As explained in Bulletin No 1, the will is the document which controls the destination after death of the assets owned by an individual, Wills and estate administration

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July 17, 2024

The new financial year begins changes for all incorporated associations

The final new provisions of the Associations Incorporation Act fall into place for all associations from 1 July 2024. These new requirements are: following the grievance procedures in the Model Rules or inserting a compliant grievance procedure into your own set of rules and Remuneration disclosure and other benefits at the annual general meeting (AGM), The new financial year begins changes for all incorporated associations

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