- Charities Amendment Bill
- Policy decisions to modernise the Charities Act 2005
- Targeted engagement (2021) and stakeholder feedback
- Public consultation and submissions (2019)
- Charities appeals regulations
- Background to the work to modernise the Charities Act
- Overview of the charitable sector and the Charities Act
- Frequently Asked Questions
Charities Amendment Bill
Charities Amendment Act 2023
Updated 14 November 2023
In June 2022, the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector announced a suite of changes to improve the operation of the Charities Act 2005 following a comprehensive review of the Act. These changes included enhancing regulatory decision-making to further promote transparency and fairness and improving access to justice for charities in the appeals process.
For information on the background that led to these changes, please see:
- Policy decisions to modernise the Charities Act 2005 (June 2022)
- Frequently asked questions (updated 23 September 2022)
- Release of briefing papers leading to policy decisions
- Policy documents 2018-2019
On 5 July 2023, the Charities Amendment Act 2023 received Royal assent. To view the Amendment Act, please see: Charities Amendment Act 2023 No 34, Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation
Most of the changes in the Amendment Act are already in force. Please see the Charities Act change hub for details: Charities Services | Charities Act change hub
Changes to the appeals process will come into effect in July 2024. The Department is developing regulations to ensure charities first appeals can be heard by the Taxation Review Authority. For information about developing regulations, please see:
Contact the team
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