3 July 2015.
You may recall that in 2013 we converted from an
incorporated association to a public company limited by guarantee
and as part of that process we adopted a new constitution.
Together we also agreed upon a new formulation of our purpose
statement to better reflect the reasons why AISA exists. Our
purpose statement is found at rule 3 of our constitution, is on the
AISA website and is extracted below
for your convenience.
In examining our purposes and activities it became apparent
that AISA's underlying reason for existing could be captured by the
legal definition of 'charitable' and that we could be eligible to
receive certain benefits if we were to become registered as a
charity.
We are now very pleased to let you know that AISA has
recently been successfully registered as a charity - being a
not-for-profit organisation with the purpose of advancing the
protection of Australia and Australians. The three key
benefits of being registered as a charity are:
- We are now eligible to receive grants from some charitable
foundations - should we ever decide to explore this additional
potential revenue stream;
- We may find that Government is more willing to provide grants -
should we decide to explore this additional potential revenue
stream;and
- AISA is now exempt from the requirement to pay income tax -
making the dollars we raise through our activities go even
further
This step forward will enable AISA to continue to grow and
to increase its good work. As we grow and develop new ways of
fulfilling our purpose, we will continue to support, inform and
draw on the expertise, skills and passion of our
members.
We believe that this is a significant milestone in the
history of AISA and we wanted to be sure to share it with
you.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me
via email or phone.
Regards
Arno Brok
National Director
Mobile: 0404 885 373