2026 CLAANZ Annual Conference and AGM
Towards Solutions: Pressing Issues in Charity Law
Thursday 23 July and Friday 24 July
Gilbert + Tobin, Level 35, Tower Two International Towers, 200 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney
Also streamed online
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Conference details
The 2026 conference will explore Towards Solutions: Pressing Issues in Charity Law and will be held over 1.5 days, commencing after lunch on Thursday 23 July with a dinner following the AGM that evening, and continuing to Friday 24 July for a full day.
A big thank you to Gilbert + Tobin for hosting us at their Barangaroo offices. Proceedings will be live-streamed for those around Australia and in New Zealand.
We're delighted that Darren Fittler from Gilbert + Tobin will deliver a keynote to cover a range of pressing issues in charity law.
Other conference presentation and discussion topics include:
- How to respond to disaster and catastrophes
- Traps to avoid in getting wiped off the register
- Tax issues facing charities
- Regulation: compliance actions from a regulator perspective
- Regulation: compliance actions from a practitioner perspective
- Meaning and enforceability of gifts
- Legal issues concerning charitable bequests
- Use of AI by charities
- Charity mergers and restructures - legal and practical considerations
Conference dinner
Please join us at Meat & Wine Co for a conference dinner to follow the first day of the 2026 CLAANZ Annual Conference. It is conveniently located only a minute's walk from Gilbert + Tobin in Barangaroo.
Conference delegates will need to purchase a separate dinner ticket, which is at cost price. Dinner will consist of two courses - entrees and mains - and each ticket includes a bar tab to cover a selection of beverages.
Despite the restaurant's carnivorous name, all dietaries can be catered for. Please advise of dietary requirements as part of the ticket registration and these will be shared with the restaurant ahead of time.
CPD
Claiming CPD for practitioners in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland: CPD is self-assessed – practitioners determine whether they can claim units for a particular activity based on their own circumstances.
If the conference sessions are relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of the law, then you may be able to claim one CPD unit for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. CPD limits may apply to recorded sessions.
For practitioners in WA, CLAANZ is not presently a WA accredited QA provider, so CPD points cannot be claimed at this stage.
Accommodation
We have negotiated discounted rates at a few nearby hotels, should you like to book in one of these:
Little National Hotel: Sydney
6 minute walk from conference venue
20% off best flexible rate at time of booking.
Book here and use promo code CLAANZ26
Code is valid for bookings between 21st of July till 25th of July.
West Hotel Sydney, Curio Collection by Hilton
6 minute walk from conference venue
10% off best available rate at time of booking.
Book here
Novotel Sydney City Centre
6 minute walk from conference venue
15% off best available rate of the day
Book here and use the Preferential Group Code NSCCGROUP
Bookable up to 21 days prior to arrival. After this time, the discount will be cut off.
Cancellation – 21 days prior to arrival.
Please contact admin@claanz.org.au with any queries.