From: Pip Brennan [mailto:manager@cmwa.net.au] 
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2011 8:20 AM
To: NFP Reform Consultation
Subject: TRIM: A Definition of Charity

Thank you for providing a Discussion Paper which I read with great interest.

I particularly want to make the point in relation to Consultation Question 16.  “Advancement of Health” needs to take into account health promotion activities, not just providing information in relation to a specific disease or syndrome.  Community Midwifery WA is dedicated to informing women and their families about their choices in childbirth, and we are denied tax deductible gift recipient status because “pregnancy is not an illness” (we know that!! We just want the public and the health sector to understand that too!)  Equivalent bodies such as the National Childbirth Trust in the UK enjoy tax charity status and it seems fair and logical that we should too.

Kind regards,

Pip Brennan
CMWA Manager
Unit 1/40 Pearse Street
NORTH FREMANTLE WA 6159
Tel: (08) 9430 6882  Mob: 042 888 7566
Fax: (08) 9430 6068
www.cmwa.net.au