On 11 December 2015, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released a discussion document seeking comment on possible information disclosure regulations for third-party fundraisers making requests for funds for charitable purposes.
Third-party fundraisers are commercial businesses used by many charities to raise funds. They are either professional fundraisers or commercial operators that have an association with a charity and donate a portion of their profits from selling a good or service.
In 2012 the Government amended the Fair Trading Act 1986 by inserting section 28A to allow for disclosure regulations to be made for third-party fundraisers, but no regulations have been made yet.
Disclosure regulations would require third-party fundraisers to disclose prescribed information about their fundraising activities when asking for donations.
The Ministry is now consulting on section 28A and welcomes your comments on some or all of the questions in the discussion document, as well as broader comment on the issues covered in the document.
Comments should be submitted in writing, no later than 5pm on Thursday, 24 March 2016
