Clause 5

The objectives of the Commissioner shall be —

to maintain public trust and confidence in charities;

to promote compliance by charity trustees 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.(2) The general functions of the Commissioner shall be —

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 such other functions as the Minister may determine.(3) The Commissioner shall, as soon as possible after the end of every year, submit to the Minister a report on his operations during that year, and the Minister shall present a copy of the report to Parliament.”.