WA charity fundraising reforms

The Western Australian Government has passed legislation to align WA's fundraising reforms with the national reforms to charitable collections. This will make it easier for organisations raising funds nationally as it brings WA's fundraising reforms in line with the national fundraising principles.

These changes will reduce red-tape for charities fundraising online, in-person, and through national campaigns, freeing them to focus more on delivering crucial services to the WA community. To streamline licensing, ACNC-registered entities will now be deemed licensed in WA upon notifying the Commissioner for Consumer Protection of their intention to collect in WA.

The introduction of mandatory national fundraising principles will replace WA's Voluntary Code of Practice. It is proposed that these principles will come into effect in the first half of 2026.

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