TAS Outside Charities Must Tell Government Before Asking for Money and Everyone Must Follow Donation Rules

Charities and Associations Law (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2025

9 Oct 2026: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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charitable donations charitable trusts charity fundraising consumer protection corporate governance financial reporting government accountability incorporated associations non-profit regulation

Introduced by: The Hon Guy Barnett MP (LIB)

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Official page: progress through parliament

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

ACNC-registered entities must notify the Commissioner or the ACNC before soliciting for any charitable purpose; this excludes Tasmanian corporations and incorporated associations.
People must follow any codes of practice the Minister sets for charitable collections.
A magistrate can order a person to stop breaking a code of practice and fix any problems they caused. If a company breaks the code, the magistrate can also ban a director or manager from letting it happen again.
The Supreme Court can grant injunctions to stop people from ignoring a magistrate's orders about codes of practice.
Authorized officers can issue infringement notices for breaches of the Act.
Managers of a body corporate are liable if the company breaks the law; they must prove they had no knowledge or influence to avoid this.
Incorporated associations only need accounts and audits if they hit a $500,000 threshold.
Incorporated associations must lodge annual returns and provide any other information the Commissioner asks for.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Guy Barnett LIB

“Honourable Speaker, I move - That the bill now be read the second time. This bill will amend the Collection for Charities Act 2001 and the Associations Incorporation Act 1964.”

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Shane Broad ALP

“Honourable Speaker, I rise, once again, to do a second reading speech for the Charities Associations Law (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2025. This will be the third second reading I’ve done for this one - I believe it lapsed a couple of times, not just the once - was it 2023 that it lapsed before the other election?”

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Vica Bayley GRN

“Honourable Speaker, I rise to talk to the Charities and Associations Law (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2025. I highlight that the AttorneyGeneral misspoke when he moved that it be read the second time, because this is actually the sixth time that this bill’s been read, as the member who just took his seat made the point.”

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