For Impact is HLB Mann Judd’s regular newsletter for the not for profit community.

In Issue 38 we address NFP governance updates, cyber security, ACNC activity, financial reporting and NDIS-related activity.  


A summary of the key points:

NFP governance updates

  • Payday super progresses
    While most employers do the right thing, the Australian Taxation Office estimates that $3.6 billion worth of super went unpaid in 2020–21.

AI & Cyber security

  • More guidance needed on AI
    Australian businesses need more guidance in adopting safe and responsible artificial intelligence practices, a new report finds.

Compliance

  • Sham contracts exploited workers with disabilities
    The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $197,000 in court ordered penalties against a Sydney health and wellness research company for contraventions, including sham contracting involving workers with disabilities.

Financial reporting

  • AASB issues annual improvements standard
    The Australian Accounting Standards Board has issued AASB 2024-3 Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Annual Improvements Volume 11.

Sustainability Reporting

  • AASB S1 sustainability disclosure is voluntary
    The AASB has published a voluntary AASB S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and mandatory AASB S2 Climate related Disclosures.

ACNC Activities

  • Applying external conduct standards
    More than 6 per cent of Australian charities operate overseas in the Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, and India, the five most preferred countries.

NDIS

  • Jail time for NDIS rorters
    Two men and a woman have been jailed in New South Wales for their roles in a multi million dollar defrauding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.