Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is an Australian statutory body and the national regulator of the voluntary sector, including charities and other not for Profits. It was announced in the 2011 Australian federal budget and has operated from 3 December 2012. The ACNC regulates the approximately 56,000 non-profit organisations with tax exempt status, there are about 600,000 in total and will seek to harmonise state-based fund-raising laws.