Duties of Officers and Directors

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Overview

Officers and directors have a duty to act for proper purposes, but do you know what these entail?

This course is part of our corporate governance series and will provide you with an understanding of the duties of officers and directors. This is essential training for all board members, company secretaries, directors and high level executives across all industry types.

Course Content

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define the various types of Directors and their roles;
  • Carry out duties to act in good faith in the best interests of the company;
  • Act for proper purposes;
  • Act with due care and diligence;
  • Perform duties not to misuse position or information;
  • Administer duties to avoid conflicts;
  • Perform duties not to fetter discretions;
  • Carry out duties to prevent insolvent trading;
  • Define the differences between subsidiaries and joint ventures;
  • Identify current issues and future directions;
  • Restrict the liability of directors for breaches;
  • Ascertain the consequences of breaching the duties of directors;
  • Describe occupational health and safety (OH&S) obligations;
  • Define the appointment, removal and disqualification procedures pertaining to Directors.

Duration

3 hours (nominal)