Business Law Library & Tracker
Not-for-Profits & Charities
Charity registration, ACNC governance, incorporated associations, Indigenous corporations and practical structure choices for community organisations.
Sources last reviewed 8 June 2026
Main law guides
297
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
22
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
496
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
110
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
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Charitable Collections Act 1946 (WA)
Charitable Collections Act 1946 (WA)
Charitable Collections Act 2003 (ACT)
Charitable Collections Act 2003 (ACT)
Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW)
Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW)
Collections Act 1966 (Qld)
Collections Act 1966 (Qld)
Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939 (SA)
Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939 (SA)
Collections for Charities Act 2001 (Tas)
Collections for Charities Act 2001 (Tas)
Fundraising Act 1998 (Vic)
Fundraising Act 1998 (Vic)
Gaming Control Act 1993 (NT)
Gaming Control Act 1993 (NT)
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth)
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth)
Charities Act 2013 (Cth)
Charities Act 2013 (Cth)
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2022 (Cth)
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations 2022 (Cth)
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth)
Associations Act 2003 (NT)
Associations Act 2003 (NT)
Associations Incorporation Act 1964 (Tas)
Associations Incorporation Act 1964 (Tas)
Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld)
Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld)
Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA)
Associations Incorporation Act 1985 (SA)
Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT)
Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT)
Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW)
Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW)
Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA)
Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA)
Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic)
Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (Vic)
Tracker
- New8 June 2026
Fundraising and charitable collections laws added
The legislation library now covers state and territory fundraising, charitable collections and community fundraising pathways across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, WA, SA, Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory. This gives charities, social enterprises, clubs, ecommerce brands, event organisers, sponsors and businesses running charity-linked campaigns a clearer place to understand when public donation requests, use of charity names, paid fundraisers, records, receipts, collection licences, approvals, raffles, lotteries and regulator reporting need to be checked before launch.
Not-for-Profits & CharitiesConsumer Law & TradingDigital & EcommerceContracts & CommercialBusiness Registration & OperationsFranchising & Regulated Industries - Case8 June 2026
Current governance, insurance and restructuring cases added
This batch adds current official-source explainers for workplace injunctions, shareholder-deed control, secured-property enforcement, business insurance disclosure, DOCA funding and member-organisation oppression. The practical thread for small businesses is governance discipline: keep decision reasons, insurance disclosures, meeting notices, funding authority and enforcement records clear before a dispute becomes urgent court work.
Employment & WorkplaceCompanies & StartupsContracts & CommercialFinance, Payments & SecurityInsolvency & RestructuringNot-for-Profits & Charities - New7 June 2026
Not-for-profit governance coverage added
Businesses, founders and directors can now browse a cleaner not-for-profit governance cluster covering charity status, ACNC registration, ACNC governance standards, incorporated associations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations. The pages focus on structure choice, board or committee duties, reporting, public-register details, grants, partnerships and when an operator should get legal help before using charity language publicly.
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