The Child Protection Act requires organisations to be a corporation in order to be licensed. Does it matter what type of corporation my organisation is?
To meet the requirements of Section 125 (1) (a) of the Child Protection Act 1999, organisations applying for a care service licence must be incorporated under: • Associations Incorporations Act 1981 (Queensland) • Religious, Education and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (Queensland) • Co-operatives Act 1997 (Queensland) • Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) • Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (Commonwealth) • Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Commonwealth) • Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004(Queensland) • recognised under the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 (Queensland) • recognised under the Aboriginal Communities (Justice and Land Matters) Act 1984 (Queensland) • an incorporated local government authority • an organisation with non-profit objectives incorporated by an Act of Parliament and approved by the Minister.
To meet the requirements of Section 125 (1) (a) of the Child Protection Act 1999, organisations applying for a care service licence must be incorporated under: • Associations Incorporations Act 1981 (PDF 690 KB) (Queensland) • Religious, Education and Charitable Institutions Act 1861 (Queensland) • Co-operatives Act 1997 (PDF 1.5 MB) (Queensland) • Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) • Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 (Commonwealth) • Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Commonwealth) • Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004 (PDF 454 KB) (Queensland) • recognised under the Community Services (Torres Strait) Act 1984 (Queensland) • recognised under the Aboriginal Communities (Justice and Land Matters) Act 1984 (PDF 611 KB) (Queensland) • an incorporated local government authority • an organisation with non-profit objectives incorporated by an Act of Parliament and approved by the Minister Top of page
