Charities

Any organisation that wishes to publicly fundraise in Queensland for charity must be one of the following:

registered as a charity
registered as a sanctioned community purpose organisation
authorised by a registered charity or sanctioned organisation to fundraise on its behalf.

Any organisation that fundraises unregistered or unauthorised is committing an offence under the Collections Act 1966 and may be penalised.

Organisations need to register if they wish to raise funds for:

charitable purposes, including supplying help, aid, relief, support, care, housing or education to any person in distress
community purposes, including promoting the public’s general welfare.

Fundraise without forming a charity
We may give an organisation a sanction to conduct a short-term fundraising activity without registering.

Charities outside Queensland
Requirements for interstate and overseas charities who wish to operate in Queensland.

Advertise for objections
Process for placing an advertisement asking for objections to your organisation’s registration as a charity.

Objections and complaints
When an organisation applies to register as a charity, any person can object on certain grounds.

Requirements and reporting
Requirements after registration, including audits and accounting for collection boxes.

Commercial arrangements with businesses
Requirements when working with promoters.

Make changes
Making changes to the constitution, management or the name of a registered charity or sanctioned community purpose organisation.

Wind up a charity
Process for winding up a charity.

Check a charity
Call us to find out if a charity is registered or authorised to fundraise.

Charity and fundraising forms
Application forms for charities and short-term fundraising appeals.

Last reviewed 02/09/2009