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Charities can use a variety of methods to collect money from the public. There are different types of collections, each with their own guidelines and requirements.
House to House Collection – Door Knocking
Raffles
Telephone marketing
Street Collections - Soliciting in a public place
Soliciting through writing, electronic media, or advertisement
Exclusions from the Act
Organisations that are licensed under the Collections for Charities Act 2001 are entitled to visit a house to collect money for a charitable purpose.
When door knocking, a person must not begin collections before 9am on any day, or continue after sunset.
Sunset is:
When door knocking, fundraisers must:
Children under the age of 12 years may solicit for donations, only if they are under the immediate control of an adult person. Persons aged between 12 and 15 years may solicit, only if they are under the supervision of an adult. Persons 16 years of age or over may solicit for donations without supervision.
The selling of raffle tickets does not come within the jurisdiction of the Collections for Charities Act. Raffles, are administered by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission who can be contacted at:
Tasmanian Gaming Commission
GPO Box 1374
Hobart Tasmania 7001
Telephone (03) 6233 6119
Fax (03) 6234 3357
Website www.treasury.tas.gov.au
Charitable organisations may wish to solicit donations by way of telephone marketing.
Fundraisers who telephone residential numbers seeking donations may only do so between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on any day.
These rules apply to any person soliciting for a charity by telephone and include volunteers, employees of a charity and persons employed by a marketing business.
If a person solicits for a charitable purpose by telephone, the caller must state their name, the name of the organisation they represent, and the State or Territory in which the principal office of that organisation is located.
In addition to the requirements of the Collections for Charities Act, you must seek permission from the Tasmanian Police if you wish to collect for donations on a public street or in a public place. This type of collecting is regulated to avoid overlap between fund raising events.
A written application seeking a permit for the holding of a fundraising drive should be directed to:
Traffic Liaison Services
Operations Support
GPO Box 308
Hobart Tasmania 7001
Telephone (03) 6230 2111
Fax (03) 6230 2452
Website www.police.tas.gov.au
A person who solicits for donations in public places is required to wear an identity card showing their name, the name of the organisation they represent, and the State or Territory in which the principal office of that organisation is located.
Children under the age of 12 years may solicit for donations, only if they are under the immediate control of an adult person. Persons aged between 12 and 15 years may solicit, only if they are under the supervision of an adult. Persons 16 years of age or over may solicit for donations without supervision.
Organisations often make written requests for donations. These may be addressed to the recipient or come in the form of a general request or public advertisement. Any written request, however communicated, must include the following:
a contact telephone number for the organisation
The Act does not apply to:
