A New Definition for Charity?

(1991) VUWLR 41-58, 1991

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Kate Tokeley

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 1991

Abstract

The Report of the Working Party on Charities and Sporting Bodies recommended the establishment of a Commission for Charities in New Zealand, but at the same time concluded that no change should be made to the legal meaning of "charitable". This article is an assessment of these recommendations.

Keywords: Charity, charitible, New Zealand, charitible trust, sport, definition, authority, tax, exempt, income tax, pemsel, charitable uses act 1601, report, taxation, eligibility, eligible, preferential, treatment

JEL Classification: K00, K10, K21, K23, K34, H24, H71

Suggested Citation

Tokeley, Kate, A New Definition for Charity? (1991). (1991) VUWLR 41-58, 1991, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2697838

Kate Tokeley (Contact Author)

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