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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2013
Many not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, were heading into a "perfect storm", if they weren’t already in it. That was the view of Dr John Harte FAICD, the founder and principal of Integrity Governance, when addressing the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ NFP Forum:13 in Sydney last month –...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
14 Nov 2012
Economic and political uncertainty darken directors’ mood, James Strong appointed Company Directors chairman, ACNC establishment gains momentum, Against competition for competition’s sake, Room to improve board review disclosure
Economic and political uncertainty darken directors’ mood
Aust...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
19 Sep 2012
Directors sceptical about the ACNC, The art of being both a cheer leader and the referee, IASB reveals details on new hedge accounting standard, Measuring your organisation's resilience, SMEs dominate insolvency reports
Directors sceptical about the ACNC
A new study confirms widespread scep...
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Content Type:
Media Release
17 Sep 2012
The proposed Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will have no impact or a negative impact on not-for-profit (NFP) governance across a range of areas, according to the findings of an Australian Institute of Company Directors’ study, the Directors Social Impact Study 2012.
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
05 Sep 2012
More work needed on revised NFP Bill, Survey reveals concerns about directors' financial literacy, New guide provides clarity for boards and audit committees, ACSI's watch list for this AGM season, ASIC's guidance on crowd funding
More work needed on revised NFP Bill
The A...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
In a recent address, Mission Australia chairman Ewen Crouch outlined his concerns about proposed NFP reforms. An edited extract of his speech follows.
The Government has released an exposure draft of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012, which will establish ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2012
John H C Colvin believes the redrafted Bill aimed at reforming the NFP sector is a win for charities but requires more work.
The estimated 600,000 not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in Australia (around 60,000 of which are charities) play a vital role in our economy and society and we we...
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Content Type:
Media Release
24 Aug 2012
The Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission (ACNC) legislation introduced this week into Federal Parliament is an important step on the road to reform of regulation for the not-for-profit (NFP) sector.
We welcomed the Government’s changes to provisions in the original draft legislati...
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Content Type:
The Boardroom Report
08 Aug 2012
Warnings against making NFP directors liabilities too onerous, Company Directors moves against ever rising regulation, Tips on how to assess management's effectiveness, Emerging miners' corporate governance struggles, Focuses of the ATO's 2012-13 compliance program
Warnings against making...
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Content Type:
General
21 May 2012
Last week’s announcement by Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury and the Minister for Social Inclusion, Mark Butler, to delay implementation of governance standards in the forthcoming Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC) legislation highlights the complexities involved in regulat...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
15 Mar 2012
Our recent policy submissions span the not-for-profit (NFP) sector, anti-phoenix legislation and dividend payments.
What underpins the rationale for our policy team making submissions in relation to each of these issues is how they affect our members.
Australian Cha...