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Better Public Media Trust v Attorney-General (Court of Appeal)

19 Dec 2023 • Court judgments

Family First New Zealand v Attorney General (Supreme Court)

8 Jul 2022 • Court judgments

Enhanced Future Charitable Trust

19 May 2022 • Register or Decline

New Zealand Entrepreneurs Rescue (NZER)

9 Feb 2022 • Register or Decline

The Self-Sovereignty Faith

22 Oct 2021 • Register or Decline

Nelson Grey Power Association Incorporated.

12 Oct 2021 • Register or Decline

Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church

11 Feb 2021 • Deregistration Disqualification orders

Family First New Zealand v Attorney General (Court of Appeal)

27 Aug 2020 • Court judgments

Greenpeace of New Zealand Incorporated v Charities Registration Board and Attorney General

10 Aug 2020 • Court judgments

Better Public Media Trust v Attorney General

2 Mar 2020 • Court judgments

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Court judgments

If an organisation is unhappy with a decision we have made about them, and we cannot resolve the situation together, they have the option to lodge an appeal with the Registrar of the High Court (and from there, to the Court of Appeal). We publish court judgments under the Charities Act 2005 to our website as soon as possible after we receive them.

Deregistration decisions

A registered charitable entity may be removed from the Register (deregistered) for various reasons. Charities Services has the authority to deregister a charity that: no longer meets the requirements for registration; has acted in a way that is considered to be "serious wrongdoing"; or has "significantly and persistently" failed to comply with the Act.

Register or decline

Charities Services is keen to provide helpful information for the charitable sector and for the wider public to help develop greater understanding of what is meant — in law — by charitable purpose, and why Charities Services has registered or declined to register some applications.

Disqualification orders

Charities Services has powers to make orders that prevent a deregistered charity from registering again for a set length of time, and to prevent an officer of that deregistered charity from being an officer of any registered charity for a period not exceeding five years.

Case reports

Most of Charities Services decisions are made before a formal legal decision is made by the Charities Registration Board or courts. In significant investigations of wrongdoing and reviews of eligibility for registration, Charities Services publishes case reports which describe the review or investigation, and then explain the learnings for the wider sector.