Restoring Public Trust in Charities: Empirical Findings and Recommendations

(2023) 46(2) University of New South Wales Law Journal (Forthcoming)

44 Pages Posted: 25 Aug 2022

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Rosemary Teele Langford

University of Melbourne - Law School

Malcolm Edward Anderson

Melbourne Law School; Australian Institute of Archaeology

Date Written: August 22, 2022

Abstract

This article reports the results of an extensive survey of persons who govern Australian charities (known as ‘responsible persons’) in relation to governance duties and conflicts of interest. These results are significant in light of the complexity of the legal framework governing Australia’s charities sector and in light of the shortage of empirical research into the sector. The results, combined with comprehensive legal analysis, enable critical evaluation of the overall effectiveness of the governance and regulatory system of charities in Australia, in turn enabling recommendations to ameliorate the difficulties caused by complexity and to facilitate improved governance.

Keywords: charity, governance duties, fiduciary duties, empirical research, regulation

JEL Classification: K10, K19, K22

Suggested Citation

Langford, Rosemary Teele and Anderson, Malcolm Edward, Restoring Public Trust in Charities: Empirical Findings and Recommendations (August 22, 2022). (2023) 46(2) University of New South Wales Law Journal (Forthcoming), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4196607 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4196607

Rosemary Teele Langford (Contact Author)

University of Melbourne - Law School ( email )

University Square
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Victoria, Victoria 3010
Australia

Malcolm Edward Anderson

Melbourne Law School ( email )

University of Melbourne
Parkville, 3052
Australia

Australian Institute of Archaeology ( email )

Melbourne, Victoria 3010
Australia

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