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The Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Federal Court of Australia have recently handed down a set of decisions that have major implications for the Australian charity law sector and for charities and not-for-profit organisations across Australia.

The Commonwealth Parliament has introduced new temporary changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that will assist companies during the Covid-19 pandemic to conduct meetings of directors and members electronically and execute documents electronically.

Entities endorsed as Deductible Gift Recipients (DGRs) that are not currently registered as charities with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will soon be required to be registered as charities with the ACNC.

On 4 August 2021 the High Court of Australia issued a decision in Workpac P/L v Rossato (2021) HCA 23 (Decision) on casual employment.

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA) was recently changed by the Commonwealth Parliament and those changes will impact on casual employment.

The AAT has recently issued its judgement in Women’s Life Centre, affirming the ACNC’s rejection of the application to register the Centre as a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI).

Education providers need to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disabilities. Read more about it in our article on the Final Report of the 2020 Review of Disability Standards for Education 2005

The Aged Care Royal Commission has released its final report recommending wide-ranging reform of the system.

Proposed changes to ACNC Governance Standard 3 raise concerns for charity advocacy. Submissions to Treasury due 14 March 2021. prolegis.com.au/insights_detai…

Noteworthy cases. ACPNS publishes a legal case report on ‘Ten cases that shaped charity and non-profit law in 2020 and ten trends’ It is available here eprints.qut.edu.au/207238/

Congratulations @acpns_qut ! Thank you for all you do to #supportwhatmatters for #nonprofits #charities

We are delighted to continue to be listed among other highly respected firms in the @ChambersGuides Asia-Pacific 2021 rankings for firms who specialise in Charities. #charitylawyer #charity #australiancharity

Josh Frydenberg has announced the establishment of “a cross-border recognition model to harmonise charitable fundraising laws” which will “provide a single registration point for national operators.” #Fundraising #Fixfundraising #Reformingitlikeits1999 joshfrydenberg.com.au/latest-news/ea…

@ZedSeselja (Assistant Minister for Finance, Charities and Electoral Matters) has announced that the government intends to change the law regarding charitable advocacy and will be seeking public submissions in the New Year: financeminister.gov.au/assistant/medi…

The @ACNC_gov_au will deregister charities that fail to take steps to join the #NationalRedressScheme where they have been named in an application. See our article: prolegis.com.au/insights_detai…

Significant research into #governance & regulation of #charities in Australia is being carried out by Assoc Prof Rosemary Langford (@MelbLawSchool). Responsible persons of registered charities can contribute by completing this survey: surveymonkey.com/r/charities_go… #registeredcharities

It is very encouraging to see conversations about how charities and not-for-profits will emerge post COVID-19. And for aged care sector, this @ANZTSR and @westernsydneyu webinar on Thursday 12 November looks promising: eventbrite.com.au/e/ageing-and-t… Robert Fitzgerald AM is a speaker.

It was great for us to hear from Francis Greep @TheSongCompany this morning: challenges for the arts & culture sector, and also about hope and opportunities found. Digital Messiah on 9 Dec: the.song.company/calendar-locat…