Posts Tagged ‘Commerce Minister’

Proposals on auditing charities revised

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

A second discussion document from the Ministry of  Commerce sets out new proposals regarding audit and assurance requirements for large and medium-sized charities. It follows a consultation on tentative proposals last year which indicated concerns that the requirements captured too many charities and that these charities were not resourced to meet the new demands. Under the new proposals, charities Read more

Closer scrutiny of Charities proposed

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Closer scrutiny of Charities is being proposed in a discussion paper released by Commerce Minister Craig Foss. “We don’t want a few organisations damaging the reputation of all New Zealand charities,” says Foss. “Charities make a valuable contribution to society and it’s important to get the balance right. They must be transparent and accountable but not Read more