Charities which help some of the most vulnerable people on the Border are at risk of having their charity status revoked.
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More than 10 organisations in the region were included in a list of 1700 across Australia which had not reported to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission for 2013 or 2014.
Thursday was the final day they could submit the annual information statement for 2015.
Organisations included Albury Bible Church, Walla Walla Public School P&C Association and Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group.
ACNC commissioner Susan Pascoe said the charities were about to become “double defaulters”, which was grounds for revocation of charity status.
“Charities that have their status revoked by the ACNC will no longer be able to access Commonwealth charity tax concessions,” she said.
“As well as being a legislative requirement, reporting to the ACNC on time shows the community that the charity is committed to transparency.”
The RSL’s welfare patriotic fund, run by individual sub-branches across Victoria, was another charity under threat because of not submitting paperwork.
But Beechworth RSL president Brendan Honey said the administration of the fund lay with head office.
He said half of funds raised through badge and token sales on Anzac and Remembrance days went to Anzac House, but the other half was distributed in the community.
The money could help people such as single mothers who need help with bills or shopping or war veterans struggling with medical issues or just buying wood to keep warm in winter.
“A lot of them don’t have people who can go out and get wood for them,” Mr Honey said.
“We also use it for aid for hospitalised veterans.”
He said the fundraising for charity was an important part of the RSL’s work.
More information about charity reporting requirements is available at acnc.gov.au/reporting.