Legal information for community organisations

This legal information webportal is for Victorian not-for-profit community organisations. Scroll over the 'life cycle' diagram and select the topics of interest to your community organisation.

Includes choosing the right legal structure; incorporation; tax; insurance; protecting your ideas and materials Includes governance; policies and procedures; annual general meetings; financial reporting; occupational health and safety Includes committee of management; board of directors; office holders; volunteers; employees; contractors Includes fundraising; grants; raffles and gaming; gifts; wills and bequests Includes government contracts, access to services, personal information privacy, standards of care Includes events involving food; alcohol; travel; sporting or adventure events; campaigns and protests Includes leasing, buying or selling property; being gifted property; hiring a venue or equipment; vehicles; insurance Including handling complaints; being taken to court; financial mismanagement and insolvency; criminal conduct Including changes to constitution or rules; amalgamation; working with other organisations; winding up an organisation Click here to find out more about how PilchConnect can help

 

 

Important Notice: The material on this website is produced by Pilchconnect, with the pro bono assistance of PILCH members and supporters. Our website is intended to provide general information in summary form on legal topics, current at the time of first publication. The contents do not constitute legal advice, are not intended to be a substitute for legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. For further information, see Disclaimer.