CSA recently made a submission in response to a Consultation Paper the Government released to provide interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the definition of Charity. This release was in step with the Government announcement in the 2011-12 Budget that it would introduce a statutory definition of charity, applicable across all Commonwealth laws from 1 July 2013.

This mentioned Government Consultation Paper -

• outlines the background to a statutory definition, including previous recommendations and inquiries, as well as developments that have occurred since the 2003 consultation package on a charity definition was released;
• discusses elements of a possible core definition of charity by raising for discussion possible refinements to the exposure draft of the Charities Bill 2003;
• covers Australian Disaster Relief Funds, interactions with State and Territory laws and transitional issues.

Read the CSA Definition of Charity Submission.