Legalities: Guidelines for Running a Community Organisation

fourth edition

*CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE* 

by Graham Wheeler
for Council of Social Service of New South Wales

Soft Cover
164 pages

The essential guide to the law for community groups, clubs and charities

Fully revised and updated, the new edition of Legalities contains everything you need to know about forming and running a community organisation. From incorporation, to insurance, to raising funds, Legalities explains what the laws are and what you need to do to successfully negotiate the legal obstacle course fo community management. The new edition covers all the essentials and latest developments in the law, including information on:

• fundraising under the new Charitable Fundraising Act

• new obligations for associations, companies and co-operatives

• taxes and exemptions for non-profit groups

• new legal obligations for employers

• enterprise agreements, staff contracts and volunteer staff

• and much more...including a new section on surviving in the commercial environment with information on renting, trading and publishing.

Legalities is a must for all non-profit groups and organisations.

Legalities is a timely publication that will be a great asset to community organisations. It covers a wide range of legal questions we have all asked. In addition to offering common sense explanations for what we want to know, it's an easy read and very informative. - Margaret Bell, AM; Executive Director, Volunteer Centre of New South Wales

Published with assistance from the Law Foundation of New South Wales