A Conversation with Shirley Southgate, Director of Legal and Accountancy at the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

On Wednesday 29 August 2024 and Monday 17 September 2024 in Melbourne and Sydney PilchConnect facilitated a lunchtime seminar with Shirley Southgate, Director of Legal and Accountancy at the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC).

This seminar was an opportunity to hear first-hand about the ACNC’s establishment and its approach to working with charities and the lawyers who advise them.

Topics included:

What are the key issues and challenges facing the ACNC?
What will its approach to regulation be?
Is the aim of a ‘one-stop-shop’ realistic?
How will the establishment of the ACNC affect the charities and not-for-profit sector in the short and long term?

The notes from Shirley Southgate's presentation in Sydney on Monday 17 September 2024 are available below.

A Conversation with Shirley Southgate, Director of Legal at the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) (590.7 KB)