Should the manner in which organisations are legally established impact on whether they are defined as community organisations?
No. Organisations should be defined by the service they deliver not by the way the organisation is legally established. Irrespective of whether or not the organisation falls under corporate or association law they may still deliver services to the community and should therefore be defined as community organisations. We would also suggest that while it is implied that all community service organisations delivering services to people in the ACT are covered by the Commissioner, it should be clear that organisations incorporated outside the ACT are also covered.
