Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--OBJECTS AND KEY CONCEPTS

   6.      Objects of Act  
   7.      What is a collection  
   8.      Who conducts a collection  
   9.      Who takes part in a collection  
   10.     Meaning of proceeds of a collection  
   11.     Meaning of benefit  
   12.     Meaning of commercial fundraiser  
   12A.    Meaning of licence  
   13.     Meaning of licensee  

   PART 3--COLLECTIONS--OFFENCES

   14.     Unlawfully conducting collections  
   15.     Unlawfully taking part in collections  

   PART 4--LICENCES TO CONDUCT COLLECTIONS

           Division 4.1--Issue and surrender of licences

   21.     Application for licence  
   22.     Further information etc  
   23.     Decision on application for licence  
   24.     Conditions of licence  
   25.     Term of licence  
   26.     Licence not transferable  
   27.     Form of licence  
   28.     Replacement of licence  
   29.     Surrender of licence  

           Division 4.2--Unincorporated bodies

   30.     Who is the nominated person?  
   31.     Unincorporated bodies—nominated person is licensee  
   32.     Resignation of nominated person  
   33.     Change of nominated person  

           Division 4.3--Amendment, suspension and cancellation of licences

   34.     Amendment of licence—application by licensee  
   35.     Amendment, suspension or cancellation of licence—other grounds  
   36.     Notice and operation of decision to amend etc licence  
   37.     Directions to licensee given notice of proposed suspension or  
   38.     Action to be taken by former licensee when licence suspended or  
   39.     Failing to return amended, suspended or cancelled licence  

           Division 4.4--Register of licences

   40.     Register of licences  
   41.     Public access to register  
   42.     Licensee to notify change of name and address  

   PART 4A--ACNC REGISTERED ENTITIES

   42A.    ACNC registered entities authorised by deemed licence  
   42B.    ACNC registered entities—certain provisions not to apply to deemed  
   42C.    ACNC registered entities—conditions of deemed licence  
   42D.    ACNC registered entities—nominated person for unincorporated  

   PART 5--APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF COLLECTIONS

   43.     Definitions for pt 5  
   44.     Proceeds of collections  
   45.     Payment into bank account  
   46.     Investment of collection money  
   47.     Finalised accounts  
   48.     Reports by licensee to director-general  
   49.     Audit reports  
   50.     Keeping of records  
   51.     Director-general may order distribution of proceeds  
   52.     Director-general may appoint administrator  

   PART 6--ADMINISTRATION

   53.     Director-general may require information or documents about collections  
   54.     Authorised people  
   55.     Identity cards  
   56.     Authorised person's power to require name and address  

   PART 7--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   57.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 7  
   58.     Reviewable decision notices  
   59.     Applications for review  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   62.     Public statements and warnings  
   62A.    Minister may determine fundraising principles  
   63.     Determination of fees  
   64.     Approved forms  
   65.     Regulation-making power  
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