In the recent Federal Court case of Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Mitchell (No. 2) [2020] FCA1098 (31 July 2020), Beach J at paragraphs 1408 and following delved into the position of the chair of the Board. In summary Beach J’s comments were as follows:
Federal court describes role of chair of board
- Recent case provides commentary on the role of the chair.
- For detailed summary of this case refer to the article Governance Lessons from Tennis Australia: ASIC v Mitchell (No 2) published in this issue.
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