Guides
Practical governance guides for Australian boards: running meetings, the company secretary role, conflicts of interest, minute-taking, and AGMs.
- How to run a compliant board meeting in Australia
A practical guide to running a compliant board meeting in Australia: notice, quorum, agenda, conflicts of interest, voting under sections 194 and 195, and minutes under section 251A.
- What a company secretary does: the role explained
A guide to what a company secretary does in an Australian company: the statutory role, ASIC notifications, minutes and registers, and the support the role gives the board.
- Managing conflicts of interest on a board
A guide to managing conflicts of interest on an Australian board: disclosure under sections 191 and 192, and the difference between section 194 and section 195 voting rules.
- Minute-taking best practice for board meetings
Minute-taking best practice for Australian board meetings: what to record, how to write resolutions, and how minutes meet section 251A and stand as evidence.
- AGM requirements for Australian companies
A guide to AGM requirements for Australian companies: who must hold an annual general meeting, the timing under section 250N, the business under section 250R, and notice.
- Passing board resolutions without a meeting
A guide to passing resolutions without a meeting: choosing between directors circular resolutions (s248A), members resolutions (s249A), and single-member resolutions (s249B).
- Preparing board papers and board packs
A guide to preparing board papers and board packs for Australian boards: assembling a decision-ready pack, writing good papers, and distributing with adequate notice.
- Directors duties in Australia explained
A practical explanation of directors' duties in Australia, covering sections 180 to 183, section 191 disclosure, and the section 588G insolvent trading duty.
- Insolvent trading: a director's guide to section 588G
A measured guide to the section 588G duty to prevent insolvent trading, what insolvency means, reasonable grounds to suspect, and the section 588GA safe harbour.
- Related party transactions: Chapter 2E and the ACNC
A guide to related party transactions in Australia, covering the Chapter 2E member-approval rule in section 208 and how charities report them to the ACNC.
- Charity reporting tiers: small, medium, and large
A guide to ACNC charity reporting tiers, explaining how charities are sized by annual revenue and the different reporting obligations at each tier.