NDS is the national industry association for disability services, representing over 600 not-for-profit organisations. Collectively, our members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability. NDS’s members range in size from small support groups to large multi-service organisations, and are located in every State and Territory across Australia.
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Below is a list of websites that offer information, advice, networking opportunities and tools to assist your organisation.
The third party sites listed in this section are intended as an information source only and are not in any way an endorsement of any Internet site, service or organisation mentioned. The State of Queensland, its officers and staff do not accept responsibility for the content, including any errors, omissions or inaccuracies, in any of the Internet sites listed below.
The State of Queensland (represented by Department of Communities) reserves the right to add further websites to this list or remove websites, as it deems appropriate, in its absolute discretion.
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This is a direct link to the Associations Incorporation Act (1981) as amended. Organisation treasurers can use the electronic search facility to access information about the Act, such as laws about the election of office bearers, accounting and audit requirements and timing of Annual General Meetings (AGM). The accompanying Regulations (1999) are also available.
Australian Bookkeepers Network (ABN) helps bookkeepers build bigger and better businesses by providing them with the right support, tools and resources. ABN has served the bookkeeping industry since 2001 and in that time has grown to become Australia’s largest private representative body for self-employed and contract bookkeepers.
Our flagship product is our BAS Wizard Partner Program, a quality assurance framework whereby ABN plays the role of registered tax agent and the bookkeeper is held to be working under our direction. This enables bookkeepers to legally provide BAS services to their clients and, for that matter, enjoy a smooth transition to the proposed BSP legislation.
Being Australia’s official statistical organisation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is committed to assisting and encouraging informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments, business and the community. As an organisation, ABS strives to remain relevant to national needs by collecting the right sort of data, processing it to world-leading standards and delivering information solutions to our many clients.
ABN Lookup provides access to the publicly available information provided by businesses when they register for an Australian Business Number (ABN).
The Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC) is a not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation (RTO 88105) providing nationally accredited Certificate and Diploma level courses for Indigenous leaders.
The AILC delivers leadership development programs through sponsorship and partnership arrangements.
The programs provide exposure to leaders and leadership environments, build awareness, encourage sharing among participants and focus on effectiveness and impact.
With over 160 member centres and institutes, Australian Policy Online offers easy access to much of the best Australian social, economic, cultural and political research available online.
ASIC regulates the affairs of the 1.3 million companies incorporated in Australia under the Corporations Act 2001. This site is useful for any public company limited by guarantee. It contains copies of all ASIC forms in PDF format, as well as a useful business names and companies search facility.
A useful website that contains information about tax rates, employers' PAYG withholding obligations, GST, FBT, superannuation and income tax matters. It has numerous fact sheets in both HTML and PDF formats and copies of relevant income tax and GST forms.
This part of the ATO website is devoted to the taxation affairs of non-profit organisations. It includes information, fact sheets and forms covering a variety of relevant tax-related topics, including ABN, GST, gifts and fundraising, PAYG, superannuation and information about the endorsement procedures for both income tax-exempt charities (ITECs) and deductible gift recipients (DGRs).
It also contains a free-of-charge Non-profit News Service whereby the ATO sends email alerts on website additions and recent events and taxation changes affecting non-profit organisations.
For organisations that wish to revalue their land and buildings from cost to (fair) market value, this website contains information about the valuation process and lists registered valuers.