Under the
Collections for Charitable Purposes Act 1939, a licence is required to do any of the following for a charitable purpose:
- collect any money or goods
- sell badges, discs, flowers, tokens or other similar things.
- Similarly, registration is required before a charge can be made for entertainment.
These definitions apply:
- charitable purposes means affording relief to diseased, sick, infirm, incurable, poor, destitute, helpless or unemployed people and other purposes related to supporting the armed forces
- collect, although not defined, means collecting from the general public rather than receiving unsolicited donations or donations from members. In practice, this has been applied to doorknocks, street collections and other appeals to the public
More information about collections for a
Charitable Purposes Licence, including
application forms and fact sheets, can be obtained from the
Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner.
Some local councils require that permission be sought before doorknocks or street collections are allowed within their areas and regulate how these activities must be carried out. For more information, contact your
local council.
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