As the Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), I am pleased to present this section of the corporate plan.
The ACNC will no longer produce a standalone corporate plan as we are not a Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act. However, we remain committed to promoting public trust and confidence in Australia’s charities. Our annual report will continue to include information on our broader performance.
As a regulator, we understand our operating environment is always changing, influenced by local and global trends as well as charity-specific issues. Our recently published tenth edition of the Australian Charities Report shows that increased operating costs are having a significant impact on charities, especially smaller charities. Donations and revenue have increased, but expenses have increased at significantly greater rates.
We demonstrate our commitment to the public and charities by:
- helping charities to stay on track with their reporting and governance obligations, which supports public trust and confidence in the sector
- collecting and sharing charity data to support a ‘report-once, use-often’ model that reduces red tape for the sector.
The ACNC is an independent body with our own Act and regulations. We benefit from a strong relationship with the ATO for back-office functions, with my staff enjoying the support and benefits of being under the ATO enterprise agreement.
I remain committed to working closely with the Commissioner of Taxation as the Accountable Authority for the ACNC and ACNC Advisory Board.
Sue Woodward AM
ACNC Commissioner