Are the assets of an incorporated charity held on trust for its purposes?
Background If money or property is given to an incorporated charity for a specified charitable purpose, then the charity must hold that property [...]
Can negotiations for foundation funding amount to an enforceable promise?
There is scant litigation between charitable foundations and donees in Australia and even less where a potential donee brings the action. In a [...]
ACNC to Audit PBI Status
On 5 December 2017, the Commonwealth Government announced a package of reforms to improve the oversight of organisations with deductible gift recipient (DGR) [...]
The importance of structuring charitable bequests
In our April bulletin we discussed some of the implications for charitable bequests where the named charity to receive a benefit under a [...]
Traps in hyperlinking documents for meeting purposes
Background A recent decision of the Federal Court has focussed heavily on electronic [...]
COVID ancillary fund guideline changes
In expectation of a marked decrease in community charitable giving following the COVID 19 [...]
Government amends Corporations Act to provide temporary practical COVID relief to companies
With effect from Monday 5 May 2020, the Treasurer amended certain provisions of [...]
Court confirms Celeste Barber’s bushfire fundraising campaign limited to terms of named fund
During the devastating bush fire crisis which occurred over the summer of 2019-2020, [...]
How does one attain a vested interest?
Serwin v Dolso[1] Many older wills include a gift containing a condition like: [...]
Appeal fails in Marsella case
Background In March 2019 we reported on the Victorian case of Marsella[1] in [...]