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29 January 2019
Education sector – securely managing your families’ data.
In 2018, Australia saw the introduction of the Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) Scheme and the prevalence of data breaches became clear. In the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) second quarterly report of the NDB Scheme, a total of 242 breaches were reported from 1 April to 30 June 2018. The education sector was listed as the fourth most likely sector to suffer a data breach in the OAIC second quarterly report.
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7 January 2019
75% of “market rent”
The ATO’s benchmark rates for “market rent” have changed and here’s why it matters…
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- Not-For-Profit
10 December 2018
Alert for charities operating in Queensland
Amendments to Queensland Taxation Administration Act may require charities to update their governing documents in order to access Queensland tax exemptions…
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- Not-For-Profit
10 December 2018
Churches & Charities - turning property into opportunity
Plenty of charities are in the enviable position of having a large asset base in real estate. For those who are “land rich” in that sense, here are a few ideas to ponder as you ask yourself the question “how could we do more with what we have?”...
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- Not-For-Profit
- Property & Construction
27 November 2018
Visual contracts and potential application to the community sector
In May 2018, a global engineering and infrastructure advisory company, launched ‘visual employment agreements’ across its entire workforce of more than 1200 employees worldwide.
We fully support anything which may make contracts easier to understand and use, particularly in the community sector where the contracting parties may not be sophisticated users of contracts and where trust and relationship are as important as legal rights and enforcement.
But are visual contracts the answer?
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- NDIS / Disability
- Not-For-Profit
24 October 2018
Apology to victims and survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered an apology in the House of Representatives to survivors of child sexual abuse and their families, supporters and advocates.
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24 October 2018
Recent Privacy & Information Sharing Reforms [Sep-18] now catch more organisations
Organisations caught in the second phase of the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) need to start working towards compliance and start aligning their policies and procedures under the FVISS and MARAM. See our top tips for compliance in this article.
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17 September 2018
Challenges and Opportunities for NFP Boards
It was wonderful to hear Susan Pascoe AM provide the keynote address at the Community Directors Conference on Friday, 14th of September. Susan was the former Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission and is now (amongst many other things), the Chair of the Community Directors Council.
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- Not-For-Profit
7 September 2018
“Excuse me, I think this is your stop”
Jim Collin’s much-quoted observation is true – great companies need to have the right people on the bus. In the not-for-profit sector, this is particularly true of the board. A cohesive, competent and ethical board is critical for the good governance and reputation of any not-for-profit organisation.
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- Not-For-Profit
4 September 2018
5 Key Points for Charities from ACNC Review
The ACNC legislation included a requirement that it be reviewed within five years of the ACNC being established. This report is the outcome of that review and follows an extensive consultation process.
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- Not-For-Profit

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