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Directors' Duties - General Principles

This comprehensive course provides an essential guide to the roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations of company directors.

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Course Format

Accelerated Learning (20-30 min)

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Regulation/Law

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Corporations Regulations 2001

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Region
New Zealand

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About this online course

Whether you're an experienced director or new to the role, the course offers a clear understanding of the principles and practices that underpin effective and compliant directorship. The course begins by identifying who directors’ duties apply to and explores the concept of fiduciary relationships and the protection offered by the corporate veil, clarifying the boundaries of personal and corporate responsibility. It delves into the specific duties of directors, including the obligation to exercise care, skill, and diligence and how individual responsibility is applied.

Directors' Duties - General Principles

Course Overview

Key modules

Key modules

By the end of the course, participants will gain a robust understanding of their duties, practical strategies for compliance, and insights into emerging trends and challenges in corporate governance. This ensures directors are well-equipped to navigate their responsibilities with confidence and integrity.

  • Introduction to corporate governance
  • The role of the board
  • Appointment, resignation and liability of directors
  • The role of directors and other officers
  • General duties of directors and officers
  • Director's duties in specific transactions
  • Director's duties in the bad times
  • Board meetings, indemnities and insurance
Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

By the end of this module, participants will have a general understanding of:

  • different aspects of good corporate governance;
  • your legal obligations as a director or officer of a company.

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Accelerated Learning

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Accelerated Learning

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