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Charity Details

Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated
CC56403
N/A
Registered

Registration details

7/03/2019
March 31

Address for service

P.O. Box 3269
Christchurch
309 Durham Street North
Christchurch Central
Christchurch
8013

Charity's other details

canterburywla@gmail.com
http://www.cwla.org.nz
Canterbury Women's Legal Association Inc


Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC56403

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

(a) To facilitate and encourage contact and mutual support amongst women in law, (b) To work for the advancement of women in the practice and study of law, (c) To work for the reform of the law and its administration, and for advancement of social policy, particularly as it affects women and children (d) To promote the use of women's skills in law, (e) To participate as a body in matters of interest to the legal profession including liaison with the Canterbury-Westland Branch of the New Zealand Law Society from time to time as appropriate, (f) To work for and promote the establishment of organisations with similar objects throughout New Zealand and to affiliate with such organisations, (g) To affiliate with and maintain connections with national and international organisations with similar objects, (h) To do all such other things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the objects herein, (i) Such other objects as the Association shall in General Meeting decide

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Makes grants / loans to individuals, Sponsors / undertakes research, Provides advice / information / advocacy

Education / training / research

Fund-raising, Advancement of women in the legal profession

Other (please state)

(Women lawyers), General public

Entity Structure

We are an incorporated Society, registered under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. Our membership classes include: Ordinary members, Associate members and Honorary members. The CWLA elects/appoints a committee at each Annual General Meeting. The Committee consists of three officer positions - Convener, Secretary and Treasurer, and up to 10 other members. At present we have a full committee of 10 members plus the Convener, Secretary and Treasurer.

Annual Returns

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Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

Exemptions

This charity has been granted an exemption from filing an annual return for the year ending 31 March 2019 under section 43 of the Charities Act 2005.

For Year Ended Due Date Date Submitted Total Income Total Expenditure Financial Statements Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026 30/09/2026 - - - To be filed To be filed
31/03/2025 30/09/2025 2/08/2025 $83,140 $79,436 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
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31/03/2024 30/09/2024 3/07/2024 $67,173 $61,093 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023 30/09/2023 18/07/2023 $33,902 $50,693 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022 30/09/2022 21/07/2022 $65,908 $57,999 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021 30/09/2021 14/07/2021 $25,761 $12,939 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020 30/09/2020 17/09/2020 $51,239 $42,659 load annual return's financial documents spinner gif
Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019 30/09/2019 - - - - Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name Position Effective Date
Grace Joanna Olliver Committee Member 2/08/2025
Virginia Jane McGregor Commitee Member 10/07/2025
Madeleine Grace Currie Committee Member 31/05/2024
Tahlia Jones Treasurer 24/05/2023
Lana Christensen Committee Member 22/02/2023
Grace Kerrigan Committee Member 1/01/2023
Alice Madeleine Breen Committee Member 1/12/2022
Anna Whalan Committee Member 1/07/2021
Joyce Bennett-Longley Convenor 1/07/2021
Eleanor Mishra Secretary 18/05/2021

Past Officers

Officer Name Position Past Since
Rabiah Khawaja Committee member 20/01/2025
Chantal Morkel Treasurer 28/03/2024
Courtney Donaldson Committee member 28/03/2024
Tahlia Jones Committee Member 16/08/2023
Grace Hamthorn Committee Member 31/12/2022
Meg Moot Committee Member 31/12/2022
Rebecca Schofield Committee Member 31/12/2022
Ruby Haddon Committee Member 31/12/2022
Madeleine Buchanan Committee member 30/12/2022
Hannah Meikle Committee member 30/06/2021

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.
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25/06/2024 NOC014
16/08/2023 NOC013
16/08/2023 NOC012
16/08/2023 NOC011
13/07/2023 NOC008
2/06/2020 NOC004
27/05/2019 NOC001

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