 In 2001, this was fully formalized through recognition by the Australian Taxation Office that New Internationalist Publications Pty Ltd (NIPPL) is a not-for-profit community service organization.From mid-2001 until mid-2002, Chris Richards held the position of Australasian Editor.Then, from 2002 to mid-2009, Chris was retained by the Oxford-based "New Internationalist" company (NIPL) as an editorial consultant.