Setting up Associations
All the necessary information for setting up an Incorporated Association in the ACT is on the Registrar General's website, including registering names, what your obligations are, lodging forms, and the forms for downloading.www.rgo.act.gov.au/bnames.htm
Finances and Risk Management
Some starting points on risk management can be found at:www.ourcommunity.com.au/management
Australian Taxation Office - Tax information for non-profits A-Z:
www.ato.gov.au
ACT Registrar-General - information about financial reporting in the ACT:
www.rgo.act.gov.au
A page of sponsorship links and a page of emergency preparedness weblinkson the ACTCOSS Online Information Kit
http://www.actcoss.org.au/oik
Privacy
Federal Privacy Commissioner at:www.privacy.gov.au
Volunteers Australia - advice on Privacy
www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Insurance
ACT Treasury advice at:www.insuranceriskadvice.act.gov.au
NSW Council of Social Service - Insurance project
www.ncoss.org.au/insurance/index.html
Insurance Council of Australia:
www.ica.com.au
Volunteers
Volunteering Australia has a comprehensive site at:www.volunteering.org.au
Other COSS sites
Australian Council of Social Service, ACOSS, links to the other COSS siteswww.acoss.org.au
