Director Liability Article Results

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  • Inside Your Institute Work Place Health and Safety Taking the lead in workplace safety

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Jun 2010

    Gabrielle Upton reports on a recent panel discussion that focused on what will be expected of directors under new work health and safety laws. Taking the lead in workplace safety In December 2009, the Workplace Relations Ministers Council endorsed the Model Work Health and Safety Bil...

  • Resilience in 2009 Seeing the wood and the trees

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2008

    Gabrielle Upton flags the key policy trends likely to affect directors and their activities in the coming year. Seeing the wood and the trees Directors need to keep their eye on the big picture as much as the detail of law – they need to see the wood as well as the trees. Policy trends a...

  • Law Reporter

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Dec 2006

    Professor Bob Baxt provides an overview of recent court decisions affecting the role and responsibility of directors. Many of the matters examined in the Law Reporter are discussed in greater detail in The Baxt Report published by Thomson Publishing. Getting serious abou...

  • Directors and owners

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2006

    There is a significant distinction between the roles and responsibilities of owners and directors of small companies. As Helen McCombie points out, ignorance of the law is no defence if things go wrong. Owning your responsibilities When you own and run a company, it seems almost automatic t...

  • Legislation A Hard Act to Follow

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Feb 2006

    A hard act to swallow New industrial manslaughter laws have provided a sobering reminder of the personal liability issues directors must negotiate as a consequence of Australia’s current patchwork of state-based legislation. Domini Stuart explores the legislative minefield. Regulation is a huge drai...

  • Significant changes to the Trade Practices Act Early Warner

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Apr 2005

    This month’s Early Warner actually contains two topics. This is because of two separate developments which it is important for directors to note. Significant changes to the Trade Practices Act This month's Early Warner actually contains two topics. This is because of two separate developments whic...

  • Jail time for directors price fixers beware Early Warner

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 Mar 2005

    The announcement by Treasurer Peter Costello that he had finally accepted the proposal that the Trade Practices Act should be amended to include jail terms for directors and officers of companies which have engaged in "cartel conduct" (a term yet to be properly defined) will finally bring Australian...

  • Managing the obligations Risk Management

    Content Type: CDM Article

    01 May 2004

    Are you a company director concerned about your governance and compliance obligations, and unsure how much you have to do to fulfil them? Managing the obligations Following the paper trail – How safe is it to rely on those management sign-offs? asks Jon Tyers* Are you a company director co...