Queensland

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) administers the Collections Act 1966, which controls how charities and community purpose organisations conduct appeals for public support or fundraising in Queensland. Any organisation that wants to publicly fundraise for a charitable or community purpose is governed by this Act. Activities regulated by OFT under the Collections Act 1966 include:

fundraising appeals
door-to-door appeals and street collections, and
commercial appeals on behalf of charities by entrepreneurs

Contact:	Office of Fair Trading
Phone:	(07) 3405 0770
Fax:	(07) 3405 0731
Mail:	GPO Box 3111, BRISBANE QLD 4001
Email:	registrationservices@deedi.qld.gov.au
Website:	www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/

Compliance needs to take place with laws and regulations concerned with lotteries, raffles and games of chance, which are regulated under the Charitable and Not-for-profitable Gaming Act 1999. Contact should be made with the Queensland Office of Gaming Regulation.

Contact:	Queensland Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
Phone:	(07) 3872 0999 or 1800 064 848
Fax:	(07) 3872 0998
Mail:	Locked Bag 180, CITY EAST QLD 4002
Email:	info@qogr.qld.gov.au
Website:	www.olgr.qld.gov.au