Association gains recognition as a charity under new laws

In late 2012, the Australian Government established the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) to formally approve and register any incorporated association which has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status. While donors to our Association have always been able to claim tax deductions on donations, it was necessary to go though a number of additional steps including a minor change to our Constitution to maintain our status under the new laws.

If you are interested in seeing the formalities of our registration, go to the ACNC website, click Search for a Charity and type in the name of our Association (Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc) to search for our registration.