Charity Secrecy Reform – Deregistration and Finalised Investigations

Submission Date: 2 October 2026

This submission has been prepared by the Charities and Not-for-profits Committee of the Law Council of Australia’s Legal Practice Section. The Committee welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Treasury in relation to:

1. Exposure Draft: Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission Amendment (Disclosure of Revocation Summaries and Recognised Assessment Activity Summaries) Regulations 2026 (ACNC Disclosure Regulations); and
2. Explanatory Statement: ACNC Disclosure Regulations.

At the outset, the Committee considers that facilitating public disclosure on the revocation of registration and on investigations of registered entities is generally a positive step, but the process for public disclosure of recognised assessment activities needs to be amended to prevent a number of unintended consequences and risks to registered entities. In this respect, the ACNC Disclosure Regulations go much further than the approach recommended by the Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislation Review (the 2018 Review).¹

In this submission, the Committee sets out:

1. relevant background;
2. key issues with the proposed ACNC Disclosure Regulations; and
3. recommended amendments.

^{1 Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislation Review, 2018 (available Strengthening for Purpose: Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Legislative Review 2018, accessed 25 September 2026).}

Last Updated on 08/10/2026

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