Collections Act 1966 (Qld)

Collections Act 1966

An Act relating to collections from the public for purposes of charity and otherwise of the community, and for other purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Collections Act 1966.

2 [Repealed]

3 [Repealed]

4 [Repealed]

5 Meaning of terms (1) The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular terms used in this Act. (2) Any question arising under or for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act as to whether a purpose is a charitable purpose or a community purpose or not or whether any association is a charity or not shall be determined by the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.

6 Application of this Act (1) Unless otherwise herein indicated, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in substitution for or diminution of the provisions of any Act or of any regulation or rule thereunder. (2) This Act shall not apply to any appeal for support solely for the advancement of religion by or on behalf of any religious denomination. (3) Unless herein otherwise expressly provided, this Act shall not apply to any appeal for support for any purpose to which part 3 applies, made by or on behalf of any religious denomination. (4) Nothing in this Act and no assignment under section 16 shall prejudice or otherwise affect any of the provisions of any other Act or the provisions of any regulation or local law relating to the regulation or control of traffic or to public health or to the powers, functions, authorities, or duties of any local government or local governments or to the regulation or control of some other matter or thing, save that where a day or days are assigned under section 16 for the making of any street collection then no licence or permit shall be issued pursuant to or under the authority of such other Act or such regulation or local law which would enable the holding of any other street collection in the locality, street, city or town in respect of which that assignment was made. Note— See also section 23L in relation to deemed registrants.