My charity has been approached by some of our supporters who would like to run some fundraising events for us. Do they need to apply for a licence to fundraise?
In all states except Victoria, Queensland and Northern Territory, your charity is required to supply a letter of authority stating the start and end dates of the fundraising activity, your fundraising licence number for that State and other information as required by your State fundraising legislation. If you are in Victoria, the supporters will have to apply for an additional licence to fundraise on your behalf. This includes commercial traders you engage to fundraise on your behalf such as a call centre, face to face fundraising supplier or an online fundraising company. If the appeal is being run in Queensland you may need to apply for a licence. Please contact the Queensland Office of Fair Trading for more information.
