The Prime Minister announced on 26 May 1998 that public donations to the Stolen Children’s Support Fund were to be made tax deductible once the Fund satisfied the public fund requirements.
From 1 March 1999 gifts of $2 or more made to the Stolen Children’s Support Fund will be tax deductible. The Fund has been established to assist in the counselling, educating and monitoring of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders who were removed from their families.
The Fund’s objectives also include the wellbeing of descendants of children separated from their parents, with particular emphasis on the recommendations from the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families: Bringing Them Home Report.
Legislation to give effect to the Government’s decision will be introduced as soon as practicable.
Taxpayers should ensure that they receive a receipt for their donations.
The address for donations is –
Stolen Children’s Support Fund
William Buck
Level 16
456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
CANBERRA
1 March 1999
Contact Officer:
Matthew Guy
Assistant Treasurer’s Office
(03) 9650 7274
Kim Werner
Australian Taxation Office
(02) 6216 1434