The recent case of Aid/Watch v Commissioner of Taxation has created sea changes in Australia in relation to charitable trusts, and as a result our Antipodean neighbours appear to be blazing trails in the evolution of charitable trusts, whilst at the same time, New Zealand resolutely remains entrenched in the annals of charitable trust history. Can, and indeed should, New Zealand continue this traditional approach, as pressure mounts to explore more liberal interpretations of charitable trusts and political purposes? This article explores the two jurisdictions and considers critically, in light of very recent controversial judgments, the diverging paths being taken by the jurisdictions. Before any analysis of the proposition, there must ...
Much has been written about the concept of public benefit in charity law, and the quantity of judici...
Commissioner of Taxation v Aid/Watch Incorporated is the latest of a series of recent cases in whic...
This has been a much awaited decision and marks the end of a long journey with regard to matters rel...
The recent case of Aid/Watch v Commissioner of Taxation has created sea changes in Australia in rel...
Historically a trust will be denied charitable status if its purposes are political, although this p...
For many decades case law and, more recently, statute has determined that a trust will be denied cha...
The shackles that bound New Zealand to the political purpose doctrine, the notorious doctrine found ...
Introduction\ud \ud In 1952 the Nathan report stated that:\ud \ud Some of the most valuable activiti...
The advancement of religion is a controversial head of charitable trusts: whilst its foundations are...
This article considers the issue of whether economic and community development can be a charitable p...
The advancement of religion is a controversial head of charitable trusts: whilst its foundations are...
The New Zealand charitable sector argued for many years that it was important to establish a Chariti...
The disqualification of Aid/Watch as a charity and the High Court of Australia's subsequent decision...
In order for a trust to be recognised as charitable in law, it must meet the following criteria (And...
Much has been written about the concept of public benefit in charity law, and the quantity of judici...
Commissioner of Taxation v Aid/Watch Incorporated is the latest of a series of recent cases in whic...
This has been a much awaited decision and marks the end of a long journey with regard to matters rel...
The recent case of Aid/Watch v Commissioner of Taxation has created sea changes in Australia in rel...
Historically a trust will be denied charitable status if its purposes are political, although this p...
For many decades case law and, more recently, statute has determined that a trust will be denied cha...
The shackles that bound New Zealand to the political purpose doctrine, the notorious doctrine found ...
Introduction\ud \ud In 1952 the Nathan report stated that:\ud \ud Some of the most valuable activiti...
The advancement of religion is a controversial head of charitable trusts: whilst its foundations are...
This article considers the issue of whether economic and community development can be a charitable p...
The advancement of religion is a controversial head of charitable trusts: whilst its foundations are...
The New Zealand charitable sector argued for many years that it was important to establish a Chariti...
The disqualification of Aid/Watch as a charity and the High Court of Australia's subsequent decision...
In order for a trust to be recognised as charitable in law, it must meet the following criteria (And...
Much has been written about the concept of public benefit in charity law, and the quantity of judici...
Commissioner of Taxation v Aid/Watch Incorporated is the latest of a series of recent cases in whic...
This has been a much awaited decision and marks the end of a long journey with regard to matters rel...