Responsible persons

Description

This article explains who is considered a ‘responsible person’ under ACNC rules and how to update the ACNC Charity Register when changes occur.

What is meant by ‘responsible persons’?

All parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide are registered charities. Anyone involved in making strategic decisions about a charity’s operations must be listed with the ACNC as a ‘responsible person’.

This includes the parish priest, churchwardens, treasurers and all members of parish council. When anyof these roles change, for example, after an Annual Vestry Meeting, the ACNC’s Charity Register must be updated.

Notification timeframes:

• Within 60 days for small charities (annual revenue under $500,000)
• Within 28 days for medium and large charities (annual revenue over $500,000)

How to notify ACNC of change

To update responsible persons:

• Log in to the ACNC Charity Portal. Anyone already listed as a responsible or authorised person can make updates.
• If you haven’t used the portal before, you’ll need to create an

What information does ACNC need?

If an existing responsible person is not reappointed or retires/resigns from their position, all that is needed is the date the person retired/resigned.

If you’re adding a new responsible person, you will be asked a series of questions. Some of

these are mandatory, while others are optional. Mandatory questions include:

• Full name
• Residential address
• Phone number
• Date of birth
• Position held
• Start date as responsible person
• Confirmation that the ASIC Register of Banned or Disqualified Persons has been checked

At present, it’s not compulsory to answer the other questions. Only the person’s name and the position are visible on the public ACNC Charity Register.

Related resources

• TBA