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Content Type:
Policy Submission
15 Nov 2010
On 15 November 2010, the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Department of Health and Ageing in response to a Discussion Paper “Medicare Locals - Discussion Paper on Governance and Functions”. The submission set out our views on various governance aspects of Medicare Locals. In p...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2010
There is far more to sports boards than just winning competitions.
Tony Featherstone
investigates how the better boards aim to play a better game.
The business of sport
Directors of sports boards deal with:
Intense media scrutiny
Ongo...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
11 Jun 2010
On 9 June 2010, the Australian Institute of Company Directors wrote to the Hon Chris Bowen MP regarding the test for the payment of dividends included in the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Bill 2010. Pursuant to the Bill companies will need to ensure that amongst other things, t...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
22 Apr 2010
On 22 April 2010 the Australian Institute of Company Directors lodged a submission with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) relating to the AASB’s Exposure Draft 192 Differential Reporting Framework and the accompanying consultation paper Differential Financial Reporting – Reducing Disc...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Tony Featherstone
discusses how proposed reforms will make due diligence easier for directors considering not-for-profit boards.
Reforming the NFP sector
Finally, real reform is being proposed for Australia’s not-for-profit (NFP) sector. After 15 years of proposals and promises, many...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
A number of reform initiatives could lead to an overhaul of the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. We asked three NFP directors how they believed the role of directors could change and what new challenges could be created for them.
Shaking up the NFP sector
Darren Beazley MAICDPresident, Asth...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Directors social impact
I recently had the pleasure of hosting our NSW Fellows Lunch in Sydney, where we launched important new research throwing light on the enormous contribution the director community makes to Australian society through its involvement in not-for-profit (NFP) organisations, incl...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
The Bradley Report and global financial crisis have created many challenges for university boards. And, as
Domini Stuart
reports, there are more higher learning tests to come.
Higher learning challenges
University board challenges will include:
Implementing changes from the ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Tony Featherstone
reports on how a raft of reform proposals may give the long-neglected not-for-profit sector a helping hand and free up its executives and directors to do what they do best: help make a better community.
NFP reform
Key points
NFP ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
John M Green
suggests a simple way to boost the numbers of directors contributing to the charity sector.
Cap in hand
According to the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ landmark study on the not-for-profit (NFP) sector, 60 per cent of directors sit on NFP boards. But 40 per c...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
02 Mar 2010
We are concerned that current laws on insolvent trading sometimes prevent the best stakeholder outcomes from being achieved. They make trading out of insolvency not only extremely risky but they prohibit it for the directors of a company in solvency stress. Each director faces being held personally ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
Is a school board right for you?
Domini Stuart
investigates the ABCs of venturing back into the school yard.
Back to school
Joining a school board
The legal duties can be the same as other boards
Running schools can be extremely complex
Financials are always very tight
Due...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
03 Feb 2010
In a submission dated 3 February 2010 AICD provided its comments to Federal Treasury on the exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Reporting Reform) Bill 2010. AICD supported most of the proposed amendments, although it expressed opposition to changing the current wording of the dir...
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Content Type:
Policy Submission
24 Nov 2009
On 24 November 2009, AICD provided a submission in response to the Productivity Commission’s draft research report into the Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector. The submission strongly supported the recommendation made by the Commission that Australian governments should support and promote tr...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2009
Domini Stuart
pinpoints the many balls directors in the healthcare sector have to juggle to improve the health of their organisations.
A governance health check
A juggling act
The many challenges directors in the healthcare sector have to juggle include:
The GFC
Government in...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Aug 2009
Tony Featherstone
reports that while charities appear to be holding up relatively well in the downturn, more could be done to lift their management and governance standards.
Taking NFPs to the next level
No charity is finding it easy in this economic climate, but so far there have be...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2009
The chairman of the Spastic Centre of NSW, Marelle Thornton, talks to
Zilla Efrat
about the challenges of heading a charitable not-for-profit organisation in today’s tough economic climate.
Q&A with Marelle Thornton
From very early in life, Marelle Thornton AM MAICD wante...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2009
Jeff Kennett has left politics, but still views his directorships as public service. He chats to
Nichola Clark
about the challenges of his roles, especially as head of beyondblue and the Hawthorn Football Club.
Jeff Kennett, still in public service
You either loved him or hat...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2009
Many not-for-profits are encountering greater demand for their services at a time when funding is falling off.
Janine Mace
examines how their directors can guide them through the tougher times.
NFPs, yin and yang in hard times
It’s either a glass half full or half empty – it ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2008
Charities and NFPs in the spotlight
With about 700,000 not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in Australia a large majority of us participate in this sector, which includes clubs, sporting organisations, churches, charities, and member organisations such as AICD.
The governance, accounting and auditing...