Not for Profits and Charities: The Current Legal Issues
Issues covered include: Charitable Fundraising, Governance for NFP Boards, Managing Volunteers in NFPs, Philanthropy in Action, Winding up NFPs, Mergers and Amalgamations
Description
A panel of experts in the not-for-profit and charities sector, including the Assistant Commissioner and General Counsel of the ACNC, will offer focused and practical guidance on important new legislation and key issues in the area. Gain an in-depth understanding of important regulatory issues, employment and contract issues, and company structures of not-for-profit organisations.
Attend and earn 4 CPD Units in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law
Chair: Leanne Bishop, Partner, O’Sullivan Partners
9.00am to 10.00am: INSIGHTS FROM THE ACNC: Regulatory Compliance: Charitable Fundraising and Governance for NFP Boards Post the Public Inquiry under the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (by Honourable Patricia Anne Bergin SC)
- Current issues for NFPs and charities
- Whistleblowing
- Fundraising regulation: proposed changes
- Governance: current best practice for NFPs and charities
- What to do if you are handed a ‘Please Explain’ letter from the ACNC
Presented by Anna Longley, Assistant Commissioner, General Counsel, Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission
10.00am to 11.00am: Managing Volunteers in NFPs: Essential Tips and Answering the Difficult Questions
- Do you need a contract?
- Do you need to provide induction?
- Can you fire a volunteer?
- Liability issues you must consider
Presented by Maria Saraceni, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
11.00am to 11.15am: Morning Tea
11.15am to 12.15pm: Philanthropy in Action
- Soliciting income
- Legal requirements around confirming gifts in wills/bequests
- Corporate philanthropic agreements vs MOUs
Presented by Tori Anderson, Director Philanthropy and Enterprise, Anglicare WA
12.15pm to 1.15pm: Winding up NFPs and Mergers and Amalgamations in the NFP Sector
- Reasons for an NFP coming to an end
- Methods of winding up and process/requirements
- Distribution of surplus assets
- Mergers and amalgamations:
- Key considerations
- Structures and options
- Other options for working with third parties eg partnerships and consortiums
Presented by Emma Chinnery, Partner, Jackson McDonald
Venue
Mercure Perth
Level 1, 10 Irwin St
Perth 6000
WA
Australia