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This is the charity information for: Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated.

Charity Details

Legal name of the Charity:

Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated

Registration number:

CC56403

NZBN number:

N/A

Current Status:

Registered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

7/03/2019

Balance Date:

March 31

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

P.O. Box 3269

Christchurch

Charity's Street Address:

309 Durham Street North

Christchurch Central

Christchurch

8013

Charity's other details

Email:

canterburywla@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.cwla.org.nz

Facebook:

Canterbury Women's Legal Association Inc

Areas of Operation:

Canterbury

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

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.

Activities:

Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

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

Sectors:

Education / training / research

Fund-raising, Advancement of women in the legal profession

Beneficiaries:

Other (please state)

(Women lawyers), General public

Legal Structure

Incorporated Society

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.

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	24/08/2026	$58,803	$59,533	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	2/08/2025	$83,140	$79,436	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	3/07/2024	$67,173	$61,093	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	18/07/2023	$33,902	$50,693	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	21/07/2022	$65,908	$57,999	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	14/07/2021	$25,761	$12,939	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/09/2020	17/09/2020	$51,239	$42,659	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	-	-	-	-	Exempt

Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Pamela Kay Harliwich	Committee Member	19/08/2026
Emillie Woods Crosby	Committee Member	3/07/2026
Grace Joanna Olliver	Committee Member	2/08/2025
Virginia Jane McGregor	Convenor	10/07/2025
Madeleine Grace Currie	Committee Member	31/05/2024
Tahlia Jones	Treasurer	24/05/2023
Alice Madeleine Breen	Secretary	1/12/2022
Anna Whalan	Committee Member	1/07/2021
Joyce Bennett-Longley	Committee Member	1/07/2021
Angela Aitchison Searle	Committee Member	8/05/2018

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Eleanor Mishra	Secretary	3/07/2026
Grace Kerrigan	Committee Member	3/07/2026
Lana Christensen	Committee Member	3/07/2026
Natasha Louise-Ann McClure	Committee Member	3/07/2026
Nicola Tiffen	Committee Member	3/07/2026
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
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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)
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

Charity Documents

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