{"id":"tas:sr-2002-101","name":"Collections for Charities (Approved Organisations) Order 2002","slug":"collections-for-charities-approved-organisations-order-2002","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"101 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318364,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2002-101-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This order-in-council may be cited as the [Collections for Charities (Approved Organisations) Order 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2002-101) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This order-in-council takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Approved organisations","content":"### 3 Approved organisations\n\n> The organisations specified in Schedule 1 are approved for the purposes of the [Collections for Charities Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-028) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Approved organisa","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Approved organisations","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Approved organisa SCHEDULE 1 - Approved organisations\n\n[Clause 3](#GS3@EN)\n\n[*\\[Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 167, Applied:01 Jan 2009\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-01-01/sr-2008-167#GS4@EN) [*\\[Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2013, No. 52, Applied:01 Jul 2013\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-07-01/sr-2013-052#GS4@EN) [*\\[Schedule 1 Amended by No. 32 of 2021, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2022\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-07-01/act-2021-032#JS4@Ja3@GC1@EN) [*\\[Schedule 1 Amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 162, Applied:01 Jul 2023\\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-07-01/act-2022-009#GS162@EN)\n\n| 1. | The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Tas) and any organisation operating under the auspices of the Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Tas) |\n| 2. | The Salvation Army in Tasmania, and any organisation operating under the auspices of the Salvation Army in Tasmania |\n| 3. | Any school, as defined by the Education Act 2016 , other than a registered school |\n| 4. | Any unincorporated Catholic school or college, and any unincorporated Parents and Friends Associations relating to a Catholic school or college, including but without limitation the following organisations: |\n|  | (a) Corpus Christi Catholic School |\n|  | (b) Corpus Christi Catholic School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (c) Dominic College |\n|  | (d) Holy Rosary School |\n|  | (e) Holy Rosary School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (f) Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School |\n|  | (g) Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (h) John Paul II Primary School |\n|  | (i) John Paul II Primary School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (j) Larmenier School |\n|  | (k) Larmenier School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (l) MacKillop College |\n|  | (m) MacKillop College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (n) Mt Carmel College |\n|  | (o) Mt Carmel College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (p) Our Lady of Lourdes School |\n|  | (q) Our Lady of Lourdes School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (r) Our Lady of Mercy School |\n|  | (s) Our Lady of Mercy Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (t) Sacred Heart Catholic School Geeveston |\n|  | (u) Sacred Heart Catholic School Geeveston Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (v) Sacred Heart School Launceston |\n|  | (w) Sacred Heart School Launceston Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (x) Sacred Heart School Ulverstone |\n|  | (y) Sacred Heart School Ulverstone Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (z) St Aloysius School |\n|  | (za) St Aloysius School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zb) St Anthony's School |\n|  | (zc) St Anthony's School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zd) St Brendan Shaw College |\n|  | (ze) St Brendan Shaw College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zf) St Brigid's School New Norfolk |\n|  | (zg) St Brigid's School New Norfolk Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zh) St Brigid's School Wynyard |\n|  | (zi) St Brigid's School Wynyard Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zj) St Cuthbert's School |\n|  | (zk) St Cuthbert's School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zl) St Finn Barr's Primary School |\n|  | (zm) St Finn Barr's Primary School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zn) St James' College |\n|  | (zo) St James' College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zp) St John's Catholic School |\n|  | (zq) St John's Catholic School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zr) St Joseph's Primary School Queenstown |\n|  | (zs) St Joseph's Primary School Queenstown Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zt) St Joseph's School Rosebery |\n|  | (zu) St Joseph's School Rosebery Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zv) St Patrick's College |\n|  | (zw) St Patrick's College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zx) St Patrick's Primary School |\n|  | (zy) St Patrick's Primary School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zz) St Paul's School |\n|  | (zza) St Paul's School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zzb) St Peter Channel Primary School |\n|  | (zzc) St Peter Channel Primary School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zzd) St Therese's School |\n|  | (zze) St Therese's School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zzf) St Thomas More's School |\n|  | (zzg) St Thomas More's School Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zzh) St Virgil's College |\n|  | (zzi) St Virgil's College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zzj) Star of the Sea College |\n|  | (zzk) Star of the Sea College Parents and Friends Association |\n|  | (zzl) Stella Maris Primary School |\n|  | (zzm) Stella Maris Primary School Parents and Friends Association |\n| 5. | The Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart |\n| 6. | Agencies of the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart |\n| 7. | The Catholic Book Centre |\n| 8. | The Catholic Education Centre |\n| 9. | Centacare Tasmania |\n| 10. | All Catholic Parishes including but without limitation the following parishes: |\n|  | (a) Bellerive Catholic Parish |\n|  | (b) Bridgewater Catholic Parish |\n|  | (c) Burnie Catholic Parish |\n|  | (d) Cathedral Catholic Parish |\n|  | (e) Central Tasmania Catholic Parish |\n|  | (f) Circular Head Catholic Parish |\n|  | (g) Claremont Catholic Parish |\n|  | (h) Cygnet Catholic Parish |\n|  | (i) Devonport Catholic Parish |\n|  | (j) Franklin Catholic Parish |\n|  | (k) George Town Catholic Parish |\n|  | (l) Glenorchy Catholic Parish |\n|  | (m) Invermay Catholic Parish |\n|  | (n) King Island Catholic Parish |\n|  | (o) Kings Meadows Catholic Parish |\n|  | (p) Kingston Catholic Parish |\n|  | (q) Latrobe Catholic Parish |\n|  | (r) Launceston Catholic Parish |\n|  | (s) Lenah Valley Catholic Parish |\n|  | (t) Lindisfarne Catholic Parish |\n|  | (u) Lutana Catholic Parish |\n|  | (v) Meander Valley Catholic Parish |\n|  | (w) Moonah Catholic Parish |\n|  | (x) Newstead Catholic Parish |\n|  | (y) New Town Catholic Parish |\n|  | (z) Penguin Catholic Parish |\n|  | (za) Richmond Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zb) Riverside Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zc) St Joseph's Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zd) St Mary's Catholic Parish |\n|  | (ze) Sandy Bay Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zf) Scottsdale Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zg) Ulverstone Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zh) West Coast Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zi) West Tamar Catholic Parish |\n|  | (zj) Wynyard Catholic Parish |\n| 11. | Any other Catholic unincorporated entity under the control of the Catholic Archbishop of Hobart |\n| 12. | The following schools and any unincorporated Parents and Friends Associations relating to them: |\n|  | (a) Calvin Christian School (Primary) |\n|  | (b) Calvin Christian School (Secondary) |\n|  | (c) Channel Christian School |\n|  | (d) Circular Head Christian School |\n|  | (e) Community Christian Academy |\n|  | (f) Cottage School |\n|  | (g) Devonport Christian School |\n|  | (h) Eastside Christian School |\n|  | (i) Emmanuel Christian School |\n|  | (j) Fahan School |\n|  | (k) Geneva Baptist School |\n|  | (l) Giant Steps Tasmania School |\n|  | (m) Guilford Young College (Glenorchy) |\n|  | (n) Guilford Young College (Hobart) |\n|  | (o) Hilliard Christian School |\n|  | (p) John Calvin School |\n|  | (q) Kingston Christian Community School |\n|  | (r) Lady Gowrie Tasmania |\n|  | (s) Lambert School |\n|  | (t) Launceston Christian School |\n|  | (u) Launceston Church Grammar School |\n|  | (v) Launceston Church Grammar School (Junior) |\n|  | (w) Launceston Steiner School |\n|  | (x) Leighland Christian School - Burnie |\n|  | (y) Leighland Christian School - Ulverstone |\n|  | (z) North West Christian School |\n|  | (za) Northern Suburbs Christian School |\n|  | (zb) Oakwood School |\n|  | (zc) Peregrine School |\n|  | (zd) St David's Kindergarten |\n|  | (ze) St Michael's Collegiate School |\n|  | (zf) Scotch Oakburn College (Junior) |\n|  | (zg) Scotch Oakburn College (Senior) |\n|  | (zh) Seabrook Christian School |\n|  | (zi) Tarremah School for Rudolf Steiner Education |\n|  | (zj) The Friends' School |\n|  | (zk) The Hutchins School |\n|  | (zl) The Kinder Cottage |\n|  | (zm) The Launceston Preparatory School |\n|  | (zn) Tingletree Kindergarten |\n|  | (zo) Trinity College |\n| 13. | The Tasmanian Academy established by the Education and Training (Tasmanian Academy) Act 2008 and TasTAFE as continued by the TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Act 2021 |\n| 14. | The University of Tasmania |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 18 September 2002\n\nThis order is administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The set of approved organisations in Schedule 1 has been amended since the Order's original making. The Schedule carries amendment notations: S.R. 2008 No. 167 (applied 01 Jan 2009), S.R. 2013 No. 52 (applied 01 Jul 2013), No. 32 of 2021, Sch. 4 (applied 01 Jul 2022) and No. 9 of 2022, s. 162 (applied 01 Jul 2023). Those amendments alter which bodies are approved for the purposes of the Collections for Charities Act 2001 (s3)."},"complexity_factors":["Primary legal effect is simple: statutory approval of listed organisations (s3).","Large, detailed Schedule 1 enumerating many specific entities and unincorporated bodies increases administrative parsing burden.","Multiple amendment notes to Schedule 1 across several instruments and dates (2008, 2013, 2021, 2022) require historical tracking.","Cross-references to other statutes and definitions (Collections for Charities Act 2001; Education Act 2016) create dependency on external provisions.","Inclusion of generic categories (eg. 'any school as defined by the Education Act 2016, other than a registered school') requires statutory interpretation to determine scope."],"plain_english_summary":"This Order-in-Council names the organisations that are formally approved under the Collections for Charities Act 2001, enabling those listed bodies to carry out regulated public fundraising (s3). It takes effect when its making is published in the Gazette (s2). The list chiefly names churches, Catholic agencies, many schools, Tasmanian vocational and tertiary institutions and their unincorporated parents-and-friends groups; approval alters each listed organisation's legal status under the Act and places fundraising compliance and enforcement obligations on them (s3)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains true to its original purpose of maintaining a list of pre-approved charitable collectors. While the schedule has been amended multiple times to add or remove organisations (as noted by the amendment history from 2008, 2013, 2021, and 2022), this represents routine administrative updating rather than scope creep. The fundamental mechanism—delegated approval of specific organisations—has not changed."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (3 operative clauses plus schedule)","No defined terms in the body of the order (relies on external definitions in the Education Act 2016 and the parent Collections for Charities Act 2001)","Simple legislative structure: short title, commencement, single operative clause referencing a schedule","Schedule 1 is purely a list with no conditional logic or cross-references within the list items","No exceptions, provisos, or nested conditions","Straightforward amendment history noted in schedule header but does not complicate interpretation"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Tasmanian government order that creates a list of organisations allowed to collect money for charitable purposes without needing individual permits each time.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Approves specific organisations to conduct fundraising collections under the Collections for Charities Act 2001\n- These organisations can collect donations without applying for separate collection permits for every fundraising drive\n\n**Who it affects:**\nThe approved organisations fall into several categories:\n- **Religious organisations**: The Uniting Church and Salvation Army in Tasmania, plus the Catholic Archdiocese of Hobart, its parishes, schools, and agencies\n- **Schools**: Various Catholic schools, independent Christian schools, and other private schools (like The Friends' School, The Hutchins School, Scotch Oakburn College)\n- **Government education bodies**: University of Tasmania, TasTAFE, and the Tasmanian Academy\n- **Parents and Friends Associations**: Groups associated with many of the listed schools\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this approval, organisations would need to apply for permits before each fundraising collection. Being on this list provides a regulatory shortcut—recognising these organisations as trustworthy enough to collect donations without case-by-case oversight. This reduces red tape for established charities and educational institutions while still maintaining accountability through the overarching Collections for Charities Act."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order appears to remain consistent with its original intent — maintaining an approved list of charitable organisations permitted to conduct public collections in Tasmania. No scope expansion or contraction is evident from the available text."},"complexity_factors":["The legislative text provided is largely administrative and procedural metadata rather than substantive content — making full analysis limited","The underlying Collections for Charities Act framework adds some regulatory context to understand","Periodic amendments mean the list of approved organisations changes over time, requiring users to check current versions","Scope is narrow and purpose-specific, keeping overall complexity low"],"plain_english_summary":"The Order lists organisations officially approved to collect money from the public for charitable purposes in Tasmania. It affects charities and fundraisers who must be approved to run street, door‑to‑door or similar appeals, and the donors who rely on legal safeguards against fraudulent collections. By maintaining an up‑to‑date roster of approved collectors, the instrument ensures only compliant bodies may legally solicit donations within Tasmania."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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