New search tool allows public to check a charity
(Media-Newswire.com) - Members of the public can now do a free online check of whether a charity is authorised to collect money in Queensland, thanks to a new search facility on the Office of Fair Trading's ( OFT ) website.
Fair Trading Minister Peter Lawlor said the new Queensland Charities and Associations Online Register ( QCAOR ) was developed by the OFT - which registers charities in Queensland - to make information more accessible to people.
"Previously you made a phone call to do a check but now you can simply jump on the website and type in a name," Mr Lawlor said.
"The search, which verifies information against a public register of charity records, allows you to see if the organisation you’ve been approached by or are dealing with is authorised to collect money or fundraise in Queensland.”
Mr Lawlor said most charities did the right thing but from time to time there were organisations which collected without being authorised to do so.
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