Review of Commonwealth Government Business Enterprises ...

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Proposed Change: (New)
2.16 Boards are to work with departmental offcials, as representatives of the Shareholder
Minister(s) to develop and implement an appropriate induction and development
program for directors. Induction programs should incorporate information on general
public sector, legal, attendance, performance and accountability obligations.
2.17 On an annual basis, the GBE board as a whole will assess its performance; and the
board will assess the performance of the Chair. Chairs are expected to provide written
confrmation to the Shareholder Minister(s) that this process has been followed, and
raise any areas of concern with the Shareholder Minister(s) as required.
a. Part of the performance assessment will include a review of the level of director
attendance at board meetings. Directors are expected to attend all scheduled board
meetings, and attendance is to be reported in the annual report. Chairs are to raise
on-going non-attendance issues with the Shareholder Minister(s) for consideration
and possible further action.
2.18 Boards are to ensure that board committees do not duplicate work performed by the
CEO and management. The composition and charter of each board committee should
be reviewed annually by 1 December each year to ensure that they remain appropriate in
the context of the governance needs of the GBE.
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