Charities & Not-for-Profits
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All of our lawyers have been involved in charities and not-for-profits in various capacities.
We understand how charities and not-for-profits operate and the importance of sound legal structures to enable charities and not-for-profits to do what they do best.
As you can see from the lists below, there are numerous areas of law that may touch on the activities of a charity or not-for-profit.
Some recent experience:
- we often advise on all aspects of employment law and draft appropriate employment agreements and workplace policies
- we regularly assist charities to draft bespoke constitutions that meet the requirements of a range of stakeholders, including members, affiliated organisations, the ACNC and the ATO
- we regularly assist charities with leases and property acquisitions
- we guided a unique charity with an overseas member through incorporation and the ACNC application process and assisted it to obtain DGR status
- we advised the Board of a charity on a merger with a larger charity and ensured that the arrangements included appropriate safeguards to protect the directors and employees of the charity
Focus areas include:
- charity registration and establishment
- contracts
- corporate governance
- discrimination
- disputes
- employment and industrial relations
- fundraising
- intellectual property
- mergers, joint ventures and partnerships
- property
- structuring and incorporation
- tax exemptions and tax deductibility for gifts
- trust law
- workplace policies