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Note: Your organisation must advertise for objections before registering it as a charity. See advertise for objections.
To register as a charity, your organisation must:
- be an association of three or more people
- have a constitution that contains a non-profit clause stating that the charity must use its income and property to promote its objectives and not distribute it among members nor pay dividends to members.
Three ways to register
- Register the organisation as a charity. To be registered as a charity, the organisation’s objectives must be fully charitable as defined in the Collections Act 1966.
- Apply for a sanction to fundraise for a community purpose. If the organisation’s purposes are not fully charitable or are for purposes which benefit the community, we may grant a sanction to the organisation to enable it to fundraise.
- Apply for a short term sanction. We can issue sanctions that authorise an organisation or a group of individuals to conduct a one-off charitable appeal. A constitutional document is not required if it is intended that the funds will be dispersed shortly after raising them.
Being an incorporated association is not a prerequisite for registration as a charity. Unincorporated associations, such as charitable trusts, can also apply.
Register the organisation
To register as a charity:
- complete Collections Form 1 - Application for registration (PDF, 212 KB)
- attach a copy of the organisation's constitution certified by two governing body members
- attach a copy of the resolution or minutes where the organisation resolved to apply for registration certified by two governing body members
- attach a copy of the organisation's most recent balance sheet or a statement of its financial affairs
- attach the central body's written consent (if an organisation's branch applies)
- lodge the entire application (see the forms for lodgement options).
There is no fee to lodge these applications.
To apply for authorisation to conduct short term appeals, see fundraise without forming a charity.
Related links |
Collections Act 1966 (Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel website) |
Last reviewed 02/09/2009 |
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