<\/div><\/div><\/div>Finances<\/h2><\/div>
Finances<\/h2><\/div>Financial services are provided through a team of accountants. Financial reporting is in accordance with the Australian accounting standards and all ASIC requirements. All Parish accounts are audited by external auditors annually.<\/h4>\nParish Finance Council<\/h4>\n
Canon Law requires that the Parish Priest, as the person canonically responsible for the administration of the temporal goods of the Parish is assisted by a Parish Finance Council (PFC).<\/p>\n
The primary purpose of the PFC is to assist the Parish Priest in all matters relating to the stewardship of the temporal goods of the Parish.<\/p>\n
Without limiting the above, the specific functions of the PFC are to:<\/p>\n
\n- Advise the Parish Priest on financial policies and planning for the Parish<\/li>\n
- Approve the budgets for the Parish and its apostolic works<\/li>\n
- Propose ways of acquiring the means necessary for funding Parish projects<\/li>\n
- Receive the annual report of the audit of Parish finances<\/li>\n
- Receive the annual report of Parish finances for presentation to both the parochial community and to the diocesan Bishop<\/li>\n
- Discuss and offer a range of administrative and expert advise to the Parish Priest<\/li>\n
- Directs the Parish Administration Centre in its financial administration, management and strategic planning of the Parish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Parish Administration Centre reports bi-monthly to the PFC on all matters of Parish finance. The PFC Executive Officer is the Chief Executive Officer\/Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Financial services are provided through a team of accountants. Financial reporting is in accordance with the Australian accounting standards and all ASIC requirements. All Parish accounts are audited by external auditors annually.<\/h4>\nParish Finance Council<\/h4>\n
Canon Law requires that the Parish Priest, as the person canonically responsible for the administration of the temporal goods of the Parish is assisted by a Parish Finance Council (PFC).<\/p>\n
The primary purpose of the PFC is to assist the Parish Priest in all matters relating to the stewardship of the temporal goods of the Parish.<\/p>\n
Without limiting the above, the specific functions of the PFC are to:<\/p>\n
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- Advise the Parish Priest on financial policies and planning for the Parish<\/li>\n
- Approve the budgets for the Parish and its apostolic works<\/li>\n
- Propose ways of acquiring the means necessary for funding Parish projects<\/li>\n
- Receive the annual report of the audit of Parish finances<\/li>\n
- Receive the annual report of Parish finances for presentation to both the parochial community and to the diocesan Bishop<\/li>\n
- Discuss and offer a range of administrative and expert advise to the Parish Priest<\/li>\n
- Directs the Parish Administration Centre in its financial administration, management and strategic planning of the Parish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Parish Administration Centre reports bi-monthly to the PFC on all matters of Parish finance. The PFC Executive Officer is the Chief Executive Officer\/Chief Financial Officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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