Identification and providing information
Collectors must wear identification and provide information. The information you must provide will vary depending on the method of collection.
Children and young collectors
- Children under 12 years of age - may only ask for donations if they are under the immediate control of an adult person
- Young people between 12 and 15 years of age - may only ask for donations if they are under the supervision of an adult
- Persons 16 years of age or over - may ask for donations without supervision.
Methods for collecting for charities
There are several ways of collecting for charities:
Door knocking
- You can ask for donations between
- 9am and 8pm between 1 November and 31 January
- 9am and 7pm between 1 February and 30 April
- 9am and 5pm between 1 May and 31 August
- 9am and 7pm between 1 September and 31 October
- You must wear an identity card displaying:
- their name
- organisations name
- location of the principal office
- The purpose of the donation must be stated.
Telephone
- The rules apply to anyone soliciting for a charity by telephone. This includes volunteers, employees of a charity and persons employed by a marketing business
- Telephone marketing is allowed between 9am and 8pm on any day
- The caller must state:
- their name
- the name of the organisation they represent
- the state or territory in which the principal office is located.
Street collections
Anyone asking for donations in a public place must:
- wear an identity card displaying:
- their name
- the name of the organisation they represent
- the state or territory in which the organisations principal office is located
- apply for approval through Consumer, Building and Occupational Services AND
- apply approval through Tasmania Police. This type of collecting is regulated to avoid overlap between fundraising events. Apply to:
- Tasmania Police
State Community Policing Services
GPO Box 308
HOBART TAS 7001
Phone: 131 444
www.police.tas.gov.au
- Tasmania Police
Soliciting through writing, electronic media or advertising
All written requests must include:
- a statement of the purpose for the donation
- the name of the organisation
- the address of the principal office of the organisation
- a contact telephone number for the organisation.