Not-for-profit
Our work in this sector is an integral part of who we are, helping to build successful organisations and in turn, stronger communities. We help to lift the burden of regulatory compliance, governance, and capacity issues so that our clients can focus on what they do best – helping others.
We have extensive experience partnering with clients in the not-for-profit and charity sector spanning health, education, arts and culture, family and community services, community and affordable housing, indigenous affairs, and aged care.
As a leading national adviser to the social infrastructure industry across a range of legal matters, we are recognised as acting for the industry in addition to being a member.
Our work includes legal and tax structuring, risk assessment, governance advice, and legal compliance for the full range of all activities undertaken in the not-for-profit sector.
We are known for our expertise in establishing compliant charitable trusts, regulatory advice for not-for-profit providers of aged care and retirement living, governance instruction, and advising on affordable housing including the structuring of arrangements under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).
Additionally, our experience includes probity, charitable fundraising endorsement and compliance and the establishment of public and private philanthropic funds.
We take our commitment to this sector seriously and apply the same level of care, expertise, and enthusiasm to our work in this area as we do for commercial clients.
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Experience
Leukaemia Foundation Australia
Advising on strategic collaborations and amalgamations of charities, along with the transfer of their assets and services.
Prescare
Advising on the sale and purchase of commercial business activities to form social enterprises within broader charitable group structures.
BlueCare
Assisting in transferring over 20 aged care and respite facilities to a related entity across remote Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Queensland Trust for Nature
Advising on the receipt of a substantial in-kind donation from a philanthropic donor, involving a significant piece of rural property with operational responsibilities.
The National Trust of Australia (Queensland)
Assisting NTAQ to change from a statutory body to a public company limited by guarantee and providing advice to the board, about the governance of the structure.
Girl Guides Queensland and Girl Guides Australia
Acting for the State Council of Girl Guides Queensland for many years and most recently, its governance committee in a restructure of its constitution and governance processes.
St Vincent de Paul Society
Advising the Society on its registration under the national housing regulatory framework.
National Affordable Housing Consortium Ltd
Providing structuring and governance advice specific to large overseas charity, including the development of the identified model and drafting of the constitution, supporting member agreement and related governance framework documents.
Philanthropic fund
Assisting in the establishment of philanthropic funds and supporting with ongoing compliance work for numerous high net worth individuals.