Charities Act 2005

Charities Act 2005
Charities Act 2005
New Zealand Parliament
	Long title The purpose of this Act is to—; (a) establish the Commission as a Crown entity for the purposes of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:; (b) state the Commission's functions and powers:; (c) require the Commission—; (i) to have regard to certain matters; and (ii) to comply with certain other obligations: (d) provide for the registration of societies, institutions, and trustees of trusts as charitable entities:; (e) require charitable entities and certain other persons to comply with certain obligations. ;
Administered by	Ministry of Social Development and the Department of Internal Affairs
Legislative history
Passed	2005
	Status: Current legislation

The Charities Act is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 2005. One of the functions of the Act was setting up the Charities Commission.

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