Charities Services

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Headquarters Wellington
Minister responsible Alfred Ngaro, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Agency executives Roger Miller, ChairpersonLesa Kalapu, General manager Parent agency Department of Internal Affairs Website http://www.charities.govt.nz/

Charities Services, formerly known as the Charities Commission, was established by the Charities Act 2005. Its responsibilities include:

maintaining and monitoring a register of charities

receiving annual returns and monitoring the activities of charities

promoting public trust in charitable organisations

providing education and assistance to the charitable sector

encouraging best practice in governance and use of resources

providing advice on matters relating to charities.

Charities Services is a division of the Department of Internal Affairs and has an independent three-person Board to make decisions about registering or deregistering charities.

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Charities Services Wikipedia

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