You will need registration to conduct fundraising in Victoria.
Fundraising involves collecting money on behalf of another person, cause or organisation, where the collection is not solely for the profit or commercial benefit of the person or organisation undertaking the fundraising. Examples of fundraising activities include:
- door knock appeals
- telemarketing
- traffic intersection / highway collections
- donations to clothing bins
- sale of goods at opportunity shops
- appeals run by commercial fundraisers
- public appeals to support a club, association or cause
- public appeals to support a cause, person, or group of persons
- the selling of goods where portions of the sale price are donated to a charitable organisation or cause.