The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) is intended to provide governance oversight of not-for-profit organisations and provide a central point of contact and management.  It is due to commence operation on 1 July 2012.

Late in 2011 the federal government released three important papers for community consultation that lay out the foundations of the planned national not-for-profit regulator.

What we’re doing

Volunteering Victoria will provide feedback on the consultation papers on behalf of the Victorian volunteering community by contributing to a national submission being prepared by Volunteering Australia.

VA will in turn contribute to the Community Council of Australia’s submission and is working with several other key bodies to align and combine responses.

CEO Dianne Embry will also take part in a face-to-face community consultation session in Melbourne on 7 February.  These sessions are open to the public: find out more and register.

Consultation papers

ACNC Bill – Exposure draft

Review of not-for-profit governance arrangements – Consultation paper

ACNC implementation design – Discussion paper

Have your say

Forward any comments to Katherine Koesasi, Senior Manager Peak Services: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please send your comments by:

10 January – for the ACNC Bill exposure draft and Review of NFP governance

24 January – for the ACNC implementation design discussion paper

More information

Visit the ACNC Taskforce website: http://acnctaskforce.treasury.gov.au

Volunteering Victoria will include a full run down on the ACNC in Volunteering Matters – look out for our first issue for 2012 in February, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to sign up.