Respond to the charity regulator’s information request, warning or proposed direction
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the regulator’s letter and the charity’s records, list each question or concern raised, the governance standard or obligation it relates to, the documents that answer it and the gaps, and calculate the response date; then draft the covering response for the lawyer to rework.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides what the charity says and admits, whether to offer remedial steps or an enforceable undertaking, how to protect privileged and beneficiary information, and settles every line of the response with the board before it is sent.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the regulator’s letter and the charity’s records, list each question or concern raised, the governance standard or obligation it relates to, the documents that answer it and the gaps, and calculate the response date; then draft the covering response for the lawyer to rework. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the response date from the letter and any extension granted in writing.
- Check every factual statement against the charity’s records.
- Confirm the board has approved the response and any undertaking before it is sent.
Sources
- ACNC, Commissioner’s policy statement: compliance and enforcement · 2026-10-18
- ACNC, Governance Standard 4: suitability of Responsible People · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.