New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING ACT 1991 - SECT 33

33 Appointment of administrator

(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint an administrator--

(a) to conduct the affairs and activities of any non-profit organisation that is conducting or has conducted one or more fundraising appeals, or that has or had as one of its objects a charitable purpose, or

(b) to conduct such of the affairs and activities of any other organisation that is conducting or has conducted one or more fundraising appeals as relate to the administration, application and management of funds raised in any such appeal.

(2) An administrator is not to be appointed unless the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that--

(a) after the organisation has been notified by the Minister of any contravention of a provision of this Act or the regulations or a condition imposed on the organisation by or under this Act--

(i) the organisation has failed to remedy the contravention to the extent that it is capable of remedy, or

(ii) the organisation has committed a further contravention of the provision or condition, or

(iii) the contravention of the provision or condition has continued, or

(b) an examination or inquiry under this Act in relation to the organisation has disclosed reasonable grounds to suspect a misappropriation of funds of the organisation or of mismanagement of the organisation, or

(c) for other reasons it is in the public interest that the administrator be appointed.