Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The Minister may make a public statement or issue a public warning about any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) if satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
(2) For subsection (1), the matters are as follows:
(a) collection practices or activities generally or the collection practices or activities of an entity (including commercial fundraisers);
(b) income and expenditure details of a particular collection;
(c) the percentage of the proceeds raised in a particular collection that have been distributed for the purposes of the collection;
(d) any other issue in relation to collections that, in the Minister's opinion, adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, the interests of the public.
Note Entity includes an individual, corporation and unincorporated body, see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defs entity and person .
(3) The statement or warning may identify a particular entity.
(4) A civil proceeding does not lie against the Territory in relation to loss, damage or injury of any kind to anyone because of the honest making of a statement or warning under this section.
Note The Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002 , s 59 provides a defence of truth and public benefit to civil defamation actions.