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Charity Summary

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Pacific Island Law Students Association

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

PILSA Otago

Registration number:

CC53856

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

4/11/2016

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 56

North Dunedin

Dunedin

9054

Charity's other details

Email:

pilsa.otago@otago.ac.nz

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/otagoPILSA

Other Social Network:

https://www.instagram.com/pilsaotago/

Areas of Operation:

Otago

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

Pasifika

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC53856

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

To support and advocate for Pacific Islands law students within the University of Otago Law Faculty. The Association also places a high priority on developing initiatives to increase representation of Pacific Islands students within this Law School and thus the wider legal community. This Association believes that the values of community, collegiality, inclusion and reciprocity as integral to the objectives and processes of this Association.

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

Activities:

Acts as an umbrella / resource body

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling), Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Fund-raising, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Pacific Island Law Students), People of a certain ethnic / racial origin

Legal Structure

Unincorporated Organisation

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

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.

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	28/04/2026	$18,828	$11,504	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	Processing	$12,171	$1,443	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	6/04/2026	$6,714	$5,239	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	29/09/2022	$4,400	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/11/2021	29/11/2021	$5,091	$6,047	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	8/09/2020	$2,850	$1,924	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	29/09/2019	$4,393	$2,058	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	4/10/2018	$2,000	$210	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	27/09/2017	$306	$234	Included in Annual Return

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Leilani Kaho	Treasurer	1/01/2026
Charlotte Leach	President	2/09/2024

Past Officers

Officer Name

Position

Past Since

Anika Moetaua

Welfare Officer

21/11/2025

Kiana Raeli

Treasurer

21/11/2025

Cisco Andersen

Vice President

18/06/2025

Genevieve Austin

Education Officer

22/11/2024

Grace Ahdar

Publications Officer

22/11/2024

Seluvaiajeet Ratoul

President

22/11/2024

Josephine Ripley

Secretary

11/10/2023

Vanshika Singh

Treasurer

11/10/2023

Joshua Peter William Alexander

Welfare Officer

31/12/2022

Nikita Raman

Vice-President

31/12/2022

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.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
6/04/2026	NOC015
2/09/2024	NOC012
4/11/2021	NOC009
12/07/2019	NOC006
26/03/2018	NOC004
23/03/2018	NOC003

Charity Documents

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