---
title: "Diary for notifying the ACNC of changes to charity details"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations/acnc-change-notification-diary"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a35-acnc-change-notification-diary"
area_id: "A35"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A35-F20261018-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Diary for notifying the ACNC of changes to charity details

> Diary of changes the ACNC notifying page says must be lodged, and whether the charity has 28 or 60 days, depending on size. It records the date the charity became aware. It does not submit the form.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations/acnc-change-notification-diary  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Not-for-Profit, Charities & Associations](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a responsible person, the legal name, the Address For Service or the governing document changes, or when a significant breach may have to be notified. Notify through the Charity Portal.

## Used for these tasks

- [Notify the charity regulator of changes to responsible people, name, address or governing document](https://ailawframework.com/practice/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations/notify-the-charity-regulator-of-changes-to-responsible-people-name-addre.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may calculate the 28-day or 60-day notification period from the charity size; the lawyer checks every change and decides whether it is a significant breach or a material error.

**AI may:**

- Calculate 28 or 60 days from the awareness date the lawyer enters
- List changes on the file that have no Charity Portal receipt
- Flag a significant-breach note so it is not given the small-charity period

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide that a breach is significant
- Must not lodge the form or draft the redacted governing document
- Must not assume a state regulator has already approved a rule change

**The lawyer checks:**

- Size is the current ACNC size, because the period is 60 days for a small charity and 28 days for a medium or large charity
- The governing document is notified only after the change has formally taken place
- A company limited by guarantee's special resolution, or a state association's approval where the page says it is required, is on the file before the ACNC form
- A significant breach uses 28 days even if the charity is small

## Authorities

- [ACNC, Notifying the ACNC (legal name, Address For Service, Responsible People, governing document; 28 days for medium and large, 60 days for small; 28 days for a significant breach)](https://www.acnc.gov.au/for-charities/manage-your-charity/notifying-acnc)
- [ACNC, Charity size (the same 28-day and 60-day periods also cover a material error in an Annual Information Statement or annual financial report)](https://www.acnc.gov.au/tools/topic-guides/charity-size)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/not-for-profit-charities-and-associations/acnc-change-notification-diary and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*