title: The Industry Commission inquiry into charitable organisations.
abstract: The Industry Commission has carried out Australia's largest inquiry into charities. It was, from the point of view of charities, an unsatisfactory operation, all the more so since it was not clear why the task had been given to the commission. This article examines the commission's work in three ways: the overall relationship between government and charities; the commission's proposed major reforms; and the minor reforms.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suter
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002608:Charities / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006076:Government; D007221:Industry; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D012946:Social Welfare; D013660:Taxes