Our policy priorities
These are our policy priorities to improve the standards of governance and risk management in Australia.
Promoting governance as the foundation of civil society
- Raising awareness of the importance of the role of the governance and risk management professional
- Advocating policy positions with government and regulators
- Working partnerships with key national and international stakeholder groups — including ABA, AICD, ASA
- Promoting excellence in governance and risk management
- Educating Australia on good governance and risk management practices
Leading the debate on governance and risk management issue
- Member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council
- Membership of the ICSA Thought Leadership Committee
- Membership of the International Corporate Governance Network
- Research and analysis of current and emerging governance issues
- Providing in-depth analysis research leadership on governance issues
- Speaking at relevant industry events to promote good governance and risk management practices
Advocating for fit-for-purpose business infrastructure
- Adequately funded, accountable regulators
- Modernising business registers project
- ASX Listing rules
- ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations
- ASX CHESS replacement project
- Submissions and recommendations on the financial services royal commission
Improving the regulatory environment to drive greater efficiency
- Reducing regulatory complexity and red tape
- Advising on the practical impacts of legislative reform — director identification numbers, anti-phoenixing, modern slavery
- #fixfundraising campaign to support charitable fundraising law reform
- Modernising and reforming the Corporations Act 2001 for the digital world
- Ensure member representation and liaison with relevant regulatory and standard setting bodies – AASB, ACCC, ACNC, AHRC, ASIC, ASX and Standards Australia
Promoting ethics, integrity and accountability through good governance and risk management frameworks
- Advocacy about the importance of governance and risk management in the private, not-for-profit (including aged care) and public sectors
- Supporting Griffith University’s whistleblowing research project — Whistling while they work 2
- Promoting the importance of an ethical framework to underpin the use of AI in Australia
- Advocating for independent directors on superannuation boards
Empowering governance professionals with skills and knowledge
- Thought leadership — research and analysis of current and emerging governance issues, such as disclosure of social and environmental risks, strategies for dealing with regulators, shareholder resolutions and minutes
- Supporting the activities of our four policy committees
- Provision of member resources — for example, Good Governance Guides and the climate change resources
library - Creating and disseminating publications including Risk management for directors, Ethics index, Adding value to governance in aged care, Guidelines: Whole-of-organisation governance