Restoring public trust in charities: reforming governance and enforcement

该项目旨在对澳大利亚慈善部门的治理和执行情况进行全面和比较的调查。治理失败损害了公众对慈善部门的信任，特别是在宗教背景下，该部门复杂和不连贯的治理制度加剧了公众对该部门的信任。到目前为止，对该部门治理和监管框架的有效性或具体改革建议的学术考虑或实证分析有限。该项目旨在对这些方面进行比较分析和实证研究，并为有效的法律和政策改革提出建议。预计这将加强和最大限度地提高该部门为澳大利亚的社会和经济生活做出贡献的能力。

This project aims to undertake a comprehensive and comparative investigation of governance and enforcement in the charitable sector in Australia. Public trust in the charitable sector has been damaged by governance failures, particularly in religious contexts, exacerbated by the sector’s complex and incoherent governance system. As yet, there has been limited academic consideration or empirical analysis of the effectiveness of the governance and regulatory framework of the sector or concrete reform proposals. This project aims to undertake comparative analysis and empirical research of these aspects, and to develop proposals for effective law and policy reform. This is expected to strengthen and maximise the sector’s capacity to contribute to the social and economic life in Australia.