Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network loses its charity status for fundraising over misinformation claims
ABC Australia | 17 March 2014
Updated Tue 18 Mar 2014, 8:07pm AEDT

The Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network has been stripped of its registered charity status because potential misinformation could impact on children’s health.
The controversial anti-immunisation group was last week forced to change its name from the Australian Vaccination Network because it was considered misleading.
The group actively campaigns against vaccinating children. Now New South Wales Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres has taken further action.

“We have requested that it surrender its authority to fundraise, which it has done, under the Charitable Fundraising Act,” he said. “An investigation has highlighted a number of potential concerns.”

The State Government said it gathered expert medical advice challenging the accuracy of the information provided by the group.