Not-For-Profits and Charities: Regulatory and Compliance Forum 2017

Topics

• Asset Protection for Not-for-Profits
  • Charity concessions: application of the Word Investments case
  • Separation of operations and assets
  • Potential taxation issues
  • Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017
• Tax Review for Not-for-Profits and Charities
  • Ensuring profits meet the charitable purposes test
  • Applying the meaning of Public Benevolent Institution: the Hunger Project case
  • Building fund, reserves and tax exemptions
• IP and Data Risk Management for Not-for-Profits
  • Data linkage projects and protecting confidential information
  • Data handling and data breach reporting
  • Trade marks and protection of reputation
  • Information risk and security
• Duties of Governors of Not-for-Profits and Charities
  • Common law duties
  • Overriding duty: the organisation`s purpose
  • Statutory duties: Corporations Act (incorporated not-for-profits); ACNC Act (charities)
  • Other duties: Work health and safety, taxation, Fair Work Act, discrimination and privacy