Section 4

to maintain public trust and confidence in charities;

to promote compliance by governing board members and key officers with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities;

to promote the effective use of charitable resources; and

to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the general public.

to determine whether institutions are or are not charities;

to encourage and facilitate the better administration of charities;

to identify and investigate apparent misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of charities;

to take remedial or protective action in connection with misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of charities;

to obtain, evaluate and disseminate information in connection with the performance of any of the Commissioner’s functions or meeting any of the Commissioner’s objectives;

to give information or advice, or make proposals, to the Minister on matters relating to any of the Commissioner’s functions or meeting any of the Commissioner’s objectives; and

to perform any other functions that the Minister may determine.