Charities Services

Charities Services
Agency overview
Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai

Headquarters	Wellington
Minister responsible	Jo Goodhew^[1], Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
Agency executives	Roger Miller, Chairperson Brendon Ward, 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.

References

↑ http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/mps/current/50MP127341/goodhew-jo

External links

Charities Services

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