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REGULATING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS: THE VICTORIAN EXPERIENCE
Author(s) -
McGillivray Mark,
Romano Claudio A.,
Williams David J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian journal of public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-8500
pISSN - 0313-6647
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1987.tb01444.x
Subject(s) - fides , enforcement , accountability , government (linguistics) , business , state (computer science) , public administration , accounting , public relations , political science , law , philosophy , theology , faith , computer science , linguistics , algorithm
This paper concentrates on the regulation of charitable organisations in the state of Victoria, where governments have sought to determine the bona fides of these organisations by obtaining their financial reports. A survey of the financial reports of registered Victorian charities indicates, however, that a significant proportion of charities do not supply this information. This deficiency indicates that government judgements about the bona fides of organisations cannot always be made, and the efficiency of regulation is therefore questioned. Other shortcomings in the regulation of charities are also identified. These include the problems incurred in seeking to implement these regulations and those which arise through the enforcement of the regulations themselves.