•Superior Court confirmed that charitable
property raised for the benefit of a
particular charitable purpose cannot be
unilaterally applied for a different charitable purpose by simply amending charity’s objects through supplementary letters patent
•The funds raised on the basis that they would go to the operating
charity were to be held in trust for the charity
•To change the charitable purpose of
funds, charities need to seek the
approval of the Public Guardian and Trustee
under the Charities Accounting Act, not “self-help”
remedies
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