The weird thing is that the article seems to contradict the headline . Headline It ' s a complete nightmareArticle Western Australia ' s Charitable Collections Regulations imposes grand fines of between $ 8 and $ 40 to anyone who acts in contravention of any of the regulations . Hmmm . $ 8 , looks like 10 minutes of busking will earn you the penalty amount . So if you ' re unlicensed in WA , there is little disincentive . The penalties in other jurisdictions are also rather underwhelming . It ' s not a complete nightmare if there is little incentive to even bother getting licensed ! The article also points out that when charges are pursued like the Belle Gibson ~~ fraudster ~~ case they don ' t bother using the ' fundraising ' rules because they are so pathetically weak . Isn ' t that the opposite of a complete nightmare for those who are fundraising ? It also seems to have absolutely nothing to do with crowdfunding . only charity fundraising ! So it seemed to have zero relevance to crowdfunding unless that crowdfunding was also charity fundraisingI was looking forward to an article on how New Zealand is beating us by introducing decent crowdfunding legislation for forprofit projects . Alas . Can anyone suggest a good article on the future of crowdfunding laws in Australia ? Mac