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Charities Act 2013

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
advancing

includes protecting, maintaining, supporting, researching and improving.

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charitable

: an entity is

if the entity is a charity.

Example: A reference in an Act to a charitable trust is a reference to a trust that is a charity.

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charity

means an entity:

(a) that is a not‐for‐profit entity; and

(b) all of the purposes of which are:

(i) charitable purposes (see Part 3) that are for the public benefit (see Division 2 of this Part); or

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disqualifying purpose

has the meaning given by section 11.

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entity

has the meaning given by the

Australian Charities and Not‐for‐profits Commission Act 2012

.

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government entity

has the meaning given by section 4.

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human rights

has the meaning given by the

Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

.

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Indigenous individual

means an individual who is:

(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or

(b) a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.

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public benefit

, in relation to a purpose, has the meaning given by section 6.

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purpose of advancing culture

has a meaning affected by section 16.

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purpose of advancing health

has a meaning affected by section 14.

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purpose of advancing social or public welfare

has a meaning affected by section 15.

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purpose of advancing the security or safety of Australia or the Australian public

has a meaning affected by section 17.

(2) To avoid doubt, the definitions of terms in this section do not apply in any Act other than this Act.

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