CPD Webinar - Setting up a Charity

1 CPD Unit – Substantive Law

Are charities just for philanthropy, or can they be a powerful vehicle for achieving broader social, commercial, and community objectives? Establishing a charity can deliver significant benefits but navigating the complex legal and tax frameworks requires careful planning and professional advice.

Join Lester Ong from Munro Doig as he guides you through the key legal and tax considerations in setting up charities in Australia.

In this webinar, Lester will cover:

• What is a “charity” and in what scenarios they are established;
• The legal structures available to charities, and the pros and cons of each;
• Tax exemptions and concessions available to charities;
• Obtaining deductible gift-recipient (DGR) status; and
• The process and obligations involved in winding up charities.

Whether you advise clients on charitable structures or manage charitable entities yourself, this session will provide practical insights into structuring, compliance, and the ongoing management of charities.

This not-to-be-missed webinar is suitable for accountants, lawyers, and professional advisers, and is pitched at an intermediate level.

Register now to secure your place and gain practical, up-to-date insights into setting up and managing compliant, effective charities.

Continuing Professional Development

Legal CPD:

WA legal practitioners (QA Provider ID 29250)

1 CPD Unit, CPD Obligation Field 4 – Substantive Law. To ensure you receive your CPD Units for this event, please provide us with your Legal Practice Board Practitioner ID during registration. Note: CPD Units are only available for participation in the live webinar. At this time, webinar recordings (for those that are registered but unable to attend) are not eligible for WA Legal CPD Units.

Legal practitioners outside of WA

If you consider that this webinar satisfies your individual requirement, or is relevant to your immediate or long-term professional development needs, you may claim 0.5 CPD Units for every 30 minutes of attendance and participation.

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Presenter: Lester Ong
Director, Munro Doig

Lester practises broadly in commercial law, providing expert advice to small and medium enterprises; high net-worth individuals and family groups.

His commercial practice includes business sales and acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, leasing and franchising, trusts, duties and complex estate planning. Lester has a keen eye for detail and enjoys drafting complex transactional documents.

He also maintains a keen interest in not-for-profit law and regularly assists clients in structuring not-for-profits and advising on governance issues. Lester currently sits on the boards of three different charities.

Lester is also a highly regarded migration lawyer with in-depth knowledge and understanding of Australian visa processes across a broad range of visas. Lester has consistently provided strategic immigration advice to companies and individuals, including in relation to appeals, compliance and complex issues. He has been recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a Leading Immigration Lawyer in Western Australia.