Trust Democracy is pleased to bring you Charities are worth it!, a Zoom workshop with Sue Barker.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday 22 June 2022, 7.30-9.00pm. Please register at https://charities-are-worth-it.lilregie.com.
This is an opportunity to engage with Sue Barker, the 2019 New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellow, about the government’s current review of the Charities Act, and what it would take to get the sort of world-leading charities framework needed in a well-functioning democracy.
While not compulsory homework, we recommend that you prepare for the workshop by reviewing Sue’s recently published report: Focus on purpose – What Does a World-Leading Framework of Charities Law Look Like?
Of her 70-odd recommendations, the most important is that the government’s review of the Charities Act 2005 be transferred to Te Aka Matua o te Ture – the Law Commission for an independent first principles review taking into account the wider legal framework applicable to charities.
You will have the opportunity to ask Sue your own questions.
About Sue
Sue Barker is the director of Sue Barker Charities Law, a boutique law firm based in Wellington, specialising in charities law and public tax law. Since its founding in 2012, the firm has won a number of awards, including Boutique Law Firm of the Year at the New Zealand Law Awards. She is a director of the Charity Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, a member of Charities Services’ Sector Group, and a member of the Core Reference Group for the Review of the Charities Act. She has a number of publications to her name and has been a guest lecturer at law schools in New Zealand and Australia.
To find out more about the work Trust Democracy’s Dave Henderson has done with Sue since the early days of the Charities Act Review, please click here or visit the Charities Act Review Facebook Group.