▁it ▁int ends ▁to ▁raise ▁funds . ▁In ▁Queensland , ▁for ▁example , ▁char ities ▁must ▁register ▁with ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Office ▁of ▁Fair ▁Tr ading . ▁Also , ▁any ▁char ity ▁fund ra ising ▁online ▁must ▁have ▁appro val ▁in ▁every ▁Australian ▁juris diction ▁that ▁requires ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Queensland , ▁Victoria , ▁Tas mania , ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory . ▁Many ▁Australian ▁char ities ▁have ▁called ▁on ▁federal , ▁state , ▁and ▁territory ▁govern ments ▁to ▁en act ▁uniform ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁enable ▁char ities ▁registered ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁or ▁territory ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁raise ▁funds ▁in ▁all ▁other ▁Australian ▁juris dict ions . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁Char ities ▁and ▁Not - For - Pro f its ▁Commission ▁comm enced ▁operations ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁regul ates ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 5 6 , 0 0 0 ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁with ▁tax ▁ex empt ▁status , ▁and ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁other ▁N PO ▁in ▁total ▁and ▁see ks ▁to ▁harm on ise ▁state - based ▁fund - ra ising ▁laws . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁Char ities ▁in ▁Canada ▁must ▁be ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Char ities ▁Director ate ▁of ▁the ▁Canada ▁Re venue ▁Agency . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Canada ▁Re venue ▁Agency : ▁A ▁registered ▁char ity ▁is ▁an ▁organization ▁established ▁and ▁operated ▁for ▁char itable ▁purposes , ▁and ▁must ▁dev ote ▁its ▁resources ▁to ▁char itable