Fundraising Act 1998

The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser if, in the opinion of the Director—

the application for registration contains false or misleading information; or

there are significant omissions in the application for registration or the application is incomplete in a significant way; or

the explanation of why the consent of a beneficiary of an intended appeal has not been supplied is not adequate or satisfactory; or

in the case of an intended appeal on behalf of a class of beneficiary, the description of the class is too vague, or the class is insufficiently identified.

The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser if any person named in the application as an appeal manager is not, in the opinion of the Director, a fit and proper person to be associated with a fundraising appeal.

The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser if any associate of the person—

is an insolvent under administration or is an externally-administered body corporate; or

has been found guilty of a disqualifying offence within the 10 years immediately before the application for registration was lodged; or

is not, in the opinion of the Director, a fit and proper person to be associated with a fundraising appeal; or

was an appeal manager for a fundraising appeal within the 10 years immediately before the application for registration was lodged that was conducted by a person who was found guilty of a disqualifying offence within that period.

The Director may refuse to register a person as a fundraiser—

if the application for registration is submitted less than 28 days before the date the person intends to start conducting a fundraising appeal; or

if the person complies with section 18B, if the Director is of the opinion that there are no special circumstances.