Resource Centre
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Good Governance Guide — Risk governance
Those exercising authority and making decisions within an organisation exercise power to facilitate the strategic objectives of the organisation. Each entity is faced with a range of risks that it needs to identify and manage in order to achieve strategic objectives.
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Good Governance Guide — The Company secretary: separation of roles
It is considered good governance for organisations to appoint separate persons as the chief executive officer (CEO) and the company secretary of the organisation. However, it is the practice for some organisations, particularly not-for-profits, to appoint the CEO as the company secretary.
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Good Governance Guide — Data as an asset
Data is a key strategic asset and the currency for the information economy. It is good governance for organisations to recognise the value and importance of data and to manage it as an asset.
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Good Governance Guide — Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Ethical behaviour is important for all organisations. It is therefore good governance for boards and senior management to demonstrate a commitment to the lawful, ethical and responsible use of AI in their organisation and the behaviour of their people in the deployment of AI.
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Good Governance Guide — Conflicts of interest in not-for-profit organisations
Directors have a duty under common law and under the Corporations Act to act in the best interests of the not-for- profit (NFP) organisation that they serve. Directors should not seek to benefit from the NFP, and should not be influenced by their wider interests when making decisions affecting the NFP.
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Good Governance Guide — Technology Governance
It is good governance for organisations to consider how they will oversee technology risks, opportunities, projects and business-as-usual activities.
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Good Governance Guide — Cybersecurity
It is good governance for organisations to consider how they will ensure the effective management of cyber risks, determine appropriate policies and develop insightful reports within their cybersecurity framework.
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Good Governance Guide — Issues to consider when developing a policy on directors appointed by sponsoring bodies
The appointment of a director or trustee by a sponsoring body creates a situation where the appointed directors or trustee may have a conflict of interest or duty between the superannuation entity and the sponsoring body.
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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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Good Governance Guide — Compliance
A framework of internal policies and procedures is essential to assist employees to understand and give effect to an organisation’s compliance obligations.
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Good Governance Guide — Emerging Risks
The risk landscape is constantly evolving, requiring frequent review of the organisation’s risks against that landscape, to ascertain the emerging risks. It is good governance for organisations to consider emerging risks when developing and then maintaining and reviewing their risk registers.
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