Abstract
In addition to their service delivery role, charities enable a range of process benefits, such as acting as sites of collective and political action. Indeed, political activities frequently arise from and are informed by service delivery. Developments around the world suggest some reticence about charities engaging in political advocacy, yet Australia and New Zealand no longer have a political purpose doctrine in their charity laws. This paper focuses on two contentious forms of political advocacy—election campaigning and illegal protest activities—and argues that in only some circumstances do those activities affect an entity’s charitable purpose or charitable status in Australia and New Zealand.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
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Looking at the charitable purposes/activities distinction through a political advocacy lens : a trans-Tasman perspective. / Murray, Ian.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Looking at the charitable purposes/activities distinction through a political advocacy lens
T2 - a trans-Tasman perspective
AU - Murray, Ian
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In addition to their service delivery role, charities enable a range of process benefits, such as acting as sites of collective and political action. Indeed, political activities frequently arise from and are informed by service delivery. Developments around the world suggest some reticence about charities engaging in political advocacy, yet Australia and New Zealand no longer have a political purpose doctrine in their charity laws. This paper focuses on two contentious forms of political advocacy—election campaigning and illegal protest activities—and argues that in only some circumstances do those activities affect an entity’s charitable purpose or charitable status in Australia and New Zealand.
AB - In addition to their service delivery role, charities enable a range of process benefits, such as acting as sites of collective and political action. Indeed, political activities frequently arise from and are informed by service delivery. Developments around the world suggest some reticence about charities engaging in political advocacy, yet Australia and New Zealand no longer have a political purpose doctrine in their charity laws. This paper focuses on two contentious forms of political advocacy—election campaigning and illegal protest activities—and argues that in only some circumstances do those activities affect an entity’s charitable purpose or charitable status in Australia and New Zealand.
KW - Charity law
KW - charitable purposes
KW - charitable activities
KW - political advocacy
KW - trans-Tasman
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063738029&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14729342.2019.1588479
DO - 10.1080/14729342.2019.1588479
M3 - Article
VL - 19
JO - Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal
JF - Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal
SN - 1472-9342
IS - 1
ER -