The Australian Government has released a draft guidance document to assist non-profit organisations (NPOs’) protect themselves from the risk of terrorism financing.

This guidance document is intended to:

• build awareness of the risk of being misused for the purpose of terrorism financing
• outline Best Practice Principles which NPOs can undertake to reduce this risk; and
• assist NPOs to understand and comply with legal requirements in relation to terrorism financing.

Comments can be made until 27 March 2009.