2017

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

RED TAPE REDUCTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2017

SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Presented by
Gordon Ramsay MLA
Minister for Regulatory Services

RED TAPE REDUCTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2017

Overview 
The Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 seeks to amend a range of Acts, including the Charitable Collections Act 2003.

Charitable Collections Act – Section 14 (2)
The purpose of the proposed amendment is of a technical nature.   

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to add a specific reference to an Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) registered entity to clarify that they will be exempt from section 14 (1) (Unlawfully conducting collections), as well as persons authorised to undertake a charitable collection by an ACNC registered entity.

This amendment is consistent with the intent to address duplication between ACT and Commonwealth legislation for these entities.  

CLAUSE NOTES

Charitable Collections Act 2003

Clause 18
This amendment replaces section 14 (2) of the Bill previously circulated.

The new section 14 (2) removes ambiguity in how the exemption from section 14 applies to an ACNC registered entity by including an additional sub-section that specifically refers to an ACNC registered entity.  The exemption for a person authorised to conduct the collection by an ACNC registered entity remains.