Western Australian Numbered Acts

CHARITABLE TRUSTS ACT 2022 ()

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Act binds Crown  
   4.      Terms used  

   PART 2 -- Charitable recreational facilities  

   5.      Recreational facilities for charitable purposes  
   6.      General savings of law relating to charitable trusts  
   7.      Savings for Charitable Trusts Act 1962  

   PART 3 -- Schemes for property held for charitable purposes  

   8.      Terms used  
   9.      Application of Part  
   10.     Property disposed of for other charitable purposes  
   11.     Combining property held for same or similar purpose  
   12.     Extension or variation of powers or specification or variation of mode of administration  
   13.     Schemes for approval  
   14.     Submitting schemes to Attorney General  
   15.     Attorney General’s fees for considering schemes and preparing scheme reports  
   16.     Applications for approval of schemes by Attorney General  
   17.     Approval of scheme by Attorney General  
   18.     Approval of scheme by Court  
   19.     Application for Court approval must be advertised  
   20.     Opposition to application for scheme  
   21.     Jurisdiction of Court in respect of schemes  
   22.     Power to make an order despite non-compliance with procedural requirements  
   23.     Administration of property through schemes  
   24.     Expenses of scheme  
   25.     Restrictions on approval of schemes  
   26.     Holder of property to transfer it in accordance with scheme  
   27.     Savings for Charitable Trusts Act 1962  

   PART 4 -- Investigation of charitable trusts  

   28.     Terms used  
   29.     Western Australian Charitable Trusts Commission established  
   30.     Functions of the Western Australian Charitable Trusts Commission  
   31.     Complaints relating to charitable trusts or classes of charitable trusts  
   32.     Investigation of charitable trusts  
   33.     Powers under Royal Commissions Act 1968  
   34.     Western Australian Charitable Trusts Commission’s power to carry out audits of charitable trust accounts  
   35.     Power to enter premises  
   36.     Consequences of disclosure of privileged documents or information  
   37.     Confidentiality  
   38.     Protection from liability for complainants and providers  
   39.     False or misleading information  
   40.     Failure to comply with requirement  
   41.     Investigator’s report  
   42.     Investigator’s report may be published, tabled and provided to certain persons by Attorney General  
   43.     Recovery of costs and expenses of investigation of charitable trust  

   PART 5 -- Proceedings in relation to charitable trusts  

   44.     Proceedings to enforce or vary charitable trusts  
   45.     Proceedings relating to persons involved in administration of charitable trusts  
   46.     Certain persons unfit to be involved in administration of charitable trusts  
   47.     Conduct of proceedings related to charitable trusts  

   PART 6 -- Gifts by certain trusts for philanthropic purposes  

   48.     Terms used  
   49.     Prescribed trust: trust instrument containing express power to give to eligible recipients  
   50.     Prescribed trust: trust instrument not containing express power to give to eligible recipients  
   51.     Ancillary provisions  
   52.     Validation provisions for period preceding former commencement day  
   53.     Validation and transitional provisions for period preceding commencement of this Part  

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   54.     Protection from liability for persons performing functions under Act  
   55.     Regulations  

   PART 8 -- Repeal, savings and transitional provisions and consequential amendment  

   56.     Charitable Trusts Act 1962 repealed  
   57.     Savings and transitional provisions for Charitable Trusts Act 1962  
   58.     Freedom of Information Act 1992 amended  
           Defined terms