Collections Regulation 2008
sec.11Certificate of registration to be returned
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sec.11 Certificate of registration to be returned
Subsection (2) applies if a charity has stopped being involved, and has decided it will no longer be involved, in making appeals for support. The person who was the secretary of the governing body of the charity on the day the decision was made must, within 1 month after that day, return the certificate of registration of the charity to the chief executive, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. If a charity has been removed from the register of charities, the secretary of the charity’s governing body must, within 1 month after the date of the Minister’s decision to remove the charity from the register, return to the chief executive the certificate of registration, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. It is a reasonable excuse for subsections (2) and (3) that the certificate of registration has been lost, destroyed or otherwise can not be located. s 11 amd 2022 SL No. 99 s 17 (sec.11-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if a charity has stopped being involved, and has decided it will no longer be involved, in making appeals for support. (sec.11-ssec.2) The person who was the secretary of the governing body of the charity on the day the decision was made must, within 1 month after that day, return the certificate of registration of the charity to the chief executive, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. (sec.11-ssec.3) If a charity has been removed from the register of charities, the secretary of the charity’s governing body must, within 1 month after the date of the Minister’s decision to remove the charity from the register, return to the chief executive the certificate of registration, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—1 penalty unit. (sec.11-ssec.4) It is a reasonable excuse for subsections (2) and (3) that the certificate of registration has been lost, destroyed or otherwise can not be located.