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Charities Bill - Submissions and workshop dates

Ministry of Economic Development, Wellington

The submission period has been announced for the Charities Bill. The media release from the Social Services Select Committee follows.

Also, visit www.charities.govt.nz for the latest schedule of workshops, organised by ANGOA and community trusts. You can also call 0508 CHARITIES (0508 242 748) for the latest information on meeting times and venues.

8 April 2004

The Social Services Committee is inviting public submissions on the Charities Bill. The closing date for submissions is 3 June 2004.

This Bill seeks to establish a Charities Commission to register and monitor charitable entities and approved donees to ensure that those entities receiving tax relief continue to carry out charitable purposes and provide a clear public benefit.

Copies of the bill can be purchased from Bennetts Government Bookshops. The committee requires 25 copies of each submission. Those wishing to include any information of a private or personal nature in a submission should first discuss this with the clerk of the committee, as submissions are usually released to the public by the committee.

Those wishing to appear before the committee to speak to their submissions should state this clearly and provide a daytime telephone contact number. For further guidance on making a submission, our publication "Making a Submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee" can be found on our web site at www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/HvYrSay/Submission/.

Submissions should be addressed as follows:

Graham Hill
Clerk of the Committee
Social Services Committee
Parliament House
WELLINGTON