The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) has revoked the charity status of 246 Australian charities it has not been able to locate.
“The ACNC has been unable to locate or contact these charities despite an exhaustive search. Accordingly, the ACNC has revoked the registration of these charities on the basis that they are no longer operating,” ACNC Commissioner Susan Pascoe AM said. The charities include religious organisations, preschool and parent clubs, trusts and foundations, as well as health-related organisations. The charities are the first group of an estimated 4,000 to have their registration progressively removed and noted on the national Charity Register by the ACNC. Their revocation will also result in the loss of access to Commonwealth charity tax concessions, in the event they are still operating. The ACNC said the ATO will be notified of the revocations. The list of the 246 deregistered charities is available on the ACNC website.
[LTN 158, 18/8/14]