New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACT 1991 - SECT 16

16 Dealing with applications

(1) The Secretary may grant an authority only if--

(a) the Secretary is satisfied that all the persons proposing to conduct the appeal, and all the persons associated with the proposed appeal, are fit and proper persons to administer, or to be associated with, a fundraising appeal for charitable purposes, or

(b) the applicant is an ACNC registered entity.

(2) The Secretary may refuse an application for an authority if the Secretary is not satisfied as to any one or more of the following matters--

(a) that the proposed appeal will be conducted in good faith for charitable purposes,

(c) that the proposed appeal will be administered in a proper manner,

(d) that the grant of an authority would not facilitate the contravention of any Act,

(e) that the applicant can and will ensure that persons conducting or participating in the proposed appeal will comply with the provisions of this Act and the regulations and the conditions of the authority,

(f) that the applicant has furnished all the information required to be furnished in relation to the proposed appeal,

(g) that, having regard to the purposes and activities, or likely activities, of the applicant, names, designations or titles proposed to be used in connection with the proposed appeal are appropriate and not misleading,

(h) that it is in the public interest to grant the authority,

(i) any other matter prescribed by the regulations.

(5) Without limiting the circumstances in which a person may be found not to be a fit and proper person for the purposes of this section, the regulations may specify circumstances in which a person is not a fit and proper person.