Sector faces legal minefield in year ahead

“It will be up to the sector for its voice to be heard in the fashioning of regulation around AI that may be of specific benefit or impact to their operations, from fundraising to health, education and community services to government agency use of AI to vet beneficiary social benefit applications, tender and grant proposals, and regulatory compliance.”

“It remains to be seen if Australia will see a significant number of bank account closures for charities that are administratively costly for banks because of multiple pieces of federal legislation dealing with money laundering and terrorism financing, or whether the self-regulatory code will mitigate any effects.”