Research on Director Liability

Boardroom Burden Report Card

The Boardroom Burden Report Card (BBRC), developed by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, measures the ‘business-friendliness’ of legal regimes on a state-by-state basis. It rates them in terms of the content of laws imposing liability on directors, the number of those laws in operation in each state and territory and the procedural fairness with which they are administered.

Download the BBRC Executive Summary (2010)

Media Release: 'States fail the reform test again say directors' (6 December 2010)

Download the BBRC Executive Summary (2009)

Media Release: 'States fail the test on business friendliness' (29 September 2009)

Impact of Legislation on Directors

The Australian Institute of Company Directors conducted a survey regarding the impact of legislation on directors in early 2010.

Download the complete survey report (PDF, 1.3MB)

Media Release: 'Liability laws damaging the economy director survey reveals' (1 November 2010)

Survey of Company Directors

Federal Treasury conducted a survey of 600 directors of ASX 200 companies in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Company Directors in May 2008.

Download the results from the Federal Treasury website.

Media Release: 'AICD welcomes progress on review of directors liabilities' (18 December 2008)