The Community Toolkit is a practical legal resource designed to support organisations working in the community (not-for-profit) sector. It’s aimed at those who:
- are planning to set up a new community group, or
- are reviewing how their existing community group is structured and organised, or
- are involved in managing an existing community group and want information about their group’s legal powers and obligations.
If you’re setting up a new group or reviewing your existing group’s structure and organisation, you may find you need help answer the following sorts of questions:
- Should your group seek charitable status?
- What kind of legal structure should your group have?
- How can your governance structure can incorporate and reflect Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- How will the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 (the “2022 Act”) affect what your group needs to do?
- What other laws will you need to know about?
If you’re looking for information on other areas of law, check out Law Manual Online. There, you can view content from the Community Law Manual, access other Community Law publications, and find links to legal resources from other organisations.