Resource Centre
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Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Not-for-Profit Sector (2012)
As in the private sector, directors and other officers in the NFP sector must answer to regulators, the beneficiaries of their services, their own members, the sources of their funds and the public at large. Managing conflicts of interest and maintaining reputation and the support of funders and the public are of vital importance.
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Good Governance Guide — Issues to consider in relation to political donations
It is good governance for a company to establish a policy or protocol in relation to political donations in Australia.
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Transfer of units form
Certificate for the transfer of units in a Trust.
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Option Certificate
Certificate for the granting of options.
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Restriction Agreement
Agreement for the issue of restricted securities.
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Good Governance Guide — Integrated organisational planning
Strategic (or corporate) and operational planning are well established features of the public sector. It is good governance for public sector entities to plan for their future. For some public sector entities, such planning is mandated by legislation while for others it is a policy requirement.
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Good Governance Guide — Annual reporting on governance in the public sector
There are many types of public sector entity and the purpose, scale and organisational form of each entity can vary considerably. It is good governance to take a principles-based approach to reporting on governance in public sector entity annual reports.
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Good Governance Guide — Local governments
A local government is governed by the councillors who are elected or appointed to the local government under statute. In effect, a council is akin to a board of directors except that the ‘directors’ are selected on a regular basis by the community.
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Good Governance Guide — Ethics in the public sector
The public sector is governed by a plethora of prescribed requirements, including those stemming from legislation, government directives and policies, and internal policies and standards.
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Good Governance Guide — Performance Management Systems — Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (public sector)
The governance of an organisation is improved by having in place systems that effectively and efficiently manage, monitor and report to stakeholders regularly on the organisation’s performance.
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