by Jeremy Tunks, NZARC Trustee and General Manager Training and Safety InZone Industries Ltd. HOW DO YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LOOK UNDER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 2015? Now that we have had almost a year under […]
Following on from our article about The Perils of Whistleblowing last month, we had someone phone in to say ‘thanks for bringing some attention to this subject. We were interested and dismayed to hear that this person had in fact […]
With recurring reports of misconduct and lack of accountability in the global charitable sector, much reliance is placed on ‘whistleblowing’ as an effective form of discovery. In spite of the legal protection for this form of reporting, there is little […]
The Incorporated Societies Act 1908 was reviewed by the New Zealand Law Commission, who released their findings in 2013. The Government has since reviewed and agreed with the recommendations they made, and the next step is for the Ministry of […]
In the last issue we explored why the Incorporated Society Act was established. The Law Commission concluded in their Report ..”that the existing system for establishing and registering societies is working reasonably well, but recommends some improvements.” Some of the […]
Executives, who are working in for associations or within the non-profit sector full-time, will be aware of the shortcomings of the Incorporated Societies 1908 Act. While it can be argued that it has stood the test of time quite remarkably, […]
You may have noticed that the charity regulator, Internal Affairs Charities, seems to be taking a closer look at registered charitable entities that have become more highly visible as their views become more public via various media reports. This has […]