The South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) has written to Consumer and Business Services in response to problems with the changed process and forms for applying for charitable fundraising licences in South Australia.
There are some technical issues being experienced with the application process at the moment and extra information is required to be provided, compared to the previous system.
The requirement for separate fundraising licences in South Australia may well be removed altogether if state legislation is passed to align with federal ACNC reporting requirements. For this reason and in light of the current problems, SACOSS is advising its members to delay making applications for licence renewal for a few weeks until the situation becomes clearer.