Amendments for ACNC Bills

The amendments recommended by the Committee will be presented to the House of Representatives and include:

• The ACNC Bill should explicitly include ‘the reduction of red tape’
• There should be an explanation of the meaning of ‘public trust and confidence’ and an indication in the Explanatory Memorandum of how that expression might be interpreted
• The Guide to the ACNC Bill should reflect the educative and enabling role of the ACNC in supporting transparency and accountability
• Existing or sector-developed governance standards should be incorporated into the Bill through regulation and to the default set of governance standards
• The privacy of donors who wish to remain anonymous should be respected
• The obligations, liabilities and offences provisions should be re-drafted to clarify their intent and operation
• Principals of natural justice should be incorporated into the Bill, including a written notice of intent and an opportunity to be heard before a decision is enforced to revoke registration or to suspend or remove responsible entities
• The legislation should be reviewed after it has been in operation for five years.