Submission to The Treasury
Restating the ‘in Australia’ special conditions for tax concession entities
August 2011
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines some of the key issues for Australia’s not-for-profit sector in response to the release by Treasury of draft legislation that will restate the 'in Australia' special conditions for tax concession entities.
Submission to The Treasury
Better targeting of not-for-profit tax concessions
July 2011
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines key issues for Australia’s not-for-profit sector (NFPs) in response to The Treasury Consultation Paper of 27 May 2011 ‘Better targeting of not-for-profit tax concessions’.
Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee
Inquiry into Finance for Social Organisations
June 2011
Introduction
This brief submission provides a summary of discussions and consultations CCA has had with not-for-profit organisations, a number of key finance sector organisations, government officials and investors in the not-for-profit sector. The submission should be read as a collation of views rather than a formal CCA policy position statement.
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines a response to the consultation paper: Scoping study for a national not-for-profit regulator. It has been prepared through a process of consultation with the membership of the Community Council for Australia (see Appendix 1 list of CCA members) and key organisations in the not-for-profit sector.
Submission to the Assistant Treasurer
Federal Budget Submission 2011
Introduction
This submission briefly outlines key issues for Australia’s not-for-profit sector (NFPs) over the coming financial year and provides a summary of the emerging budget implications for government and the NFP sector. It has been prepared through a process of consultation with membership of the Community Council for Australia (see Appendix 1 listing of CCA members) and key organisations in the not-for-profit sector.
‘The organisations Australians rely on in times of crisis will now be able to get government assistance to repair and re-establish their own organisations as well as support the communities around them,’ according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia.
Until yesterday, disaster recovery grants and concessional loan programs put in place to support Queensland small business and primary producers had excluded not-for profit organisations.
Community organisations are critical in rebuilding flood ravaged regions of Australia, yet, programs put in place to support recovery often exclude not-for profit organisations from receiving assistance.
David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia said today he had been very disappointed to receive representations from a number of community organisations in places like Ipswich and Toowoomba that could not understand why they were ineligible to receive recovery grants that were available to small businesses and primary producers.
‘Community organisations are tired of jumping through bureaucratic hoops that provide no useful information and serve no useful purpose. Despite the fact that the not-for profit sector contributes $43 billion to Australia’s economy, the needs of the sector have largely been ignored by governments in the past,’ according to David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council of Australia.
Mr David Crosbie has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Community Council for Australia (CCA). He will commence in this new role from the 8th of November 2010.
The Reverend Tim Costello, CCA Chair and World Vision CEO said “I am looking forward to working with David – he has an excellent reputation for achieving real outcomes in the organisations he has managed and is experienced working collaboratively across sectors in complex policy areas.”
The Community Council for Australia commends the Assistant Treasurer for initiating this consultation and providing the Public Ancillary Funds discussion paper ‘Improving the integrity of public ancillary funds’.
This submission has been prepared through a process of consultation with the membership of the Community Council for Australia, other key organisations in the not for profit sector and a number of key stakeholders in the finance and philanthropy sectors.