Govt Releases Charity Definition Draft Legislation | Pro Bono Australia: The Government says the draft legislation preserves the common law definition of charity, including long established principles such as the presumption of public benefit for certain charitable purposes.
It also incorporates recent court decisions, such as Aid/Watch Incorporated v Federal Commissioner of Taxation, which extended the circumstances in which a charity may advance public debate.
Chief executive of Community Council Australia (CCA) David Crosby said that the exposure draft legislation has the potential to achieve four very important purposes.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment