Annual Report 2010 - UnderCoverWear

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Principle 5: Make Timely & Balanced
Disclosure
A summary of the policies and procedures the Company
has in place to ensure compliance with ASX Listing Rule
disclosure requirements is published on the Company’s
website. The company provides a review of operations
and financial performance in this Annual Report. Results
announcements to the ASX, analyst presentations and the
full text of the Chairman’s and Chief Executive Officer’s
addresses at the company’s annual general meeting are
made available on the company’s website.
Principle 6: Respect the Rights of
Shareholders
6.1 Communications Policy
The Company recognises its duty to ensure that its
shareholders informed of the Company’s performance
and all major developments in an ongoing manner.
Information is communicated to shareholders through:
n the annual report which is distributed to all
shareholders;
n the half-year shareholders’ report which is published
in the company’s website, containing summarized
financial information and a review of the operations
during the period since the annual report; and
n the Annual General Meeting and other shareholder
meetings called to obtain approval for Board action
as appropriate and required;
n other correspondence regarding matters impacting
on shareholders as required.
All documents that are released publicly are made
available on the Company’s website. Shareholders are
also encouraged to participate in the Annual General
Meeting to ensure a high level of accountability and
identification with the Company’s strategies and goals.
Important issues are presented to shareholders as single
resolutions. The engagement partner of the Company’s
external auditor, Grant Thornton Audit Pty Ltd, attends
the Company’s annual general meetings and is available
to answer questions from shareholders about the audit.
Principle 7: Recognise & Manage Risk
7.1 Risk Management Policy
The Company has a proactive approach to risk
management. The Board is responsible for ensuring that
risks, and also opportunities, are identified on a timely
basis and that the Company’s objectives and activities
are aligned with the risks and opportunities identified by
the Board. The Company believes that it is important
for all Board members to be part of this process and,
as such, the Board has not established a separate risk
management committee.
7.2 Internal Controls
The board has established policies on risk oversight and
management. Executive directors are closely involved
in the day-to-day management of the Company’s
operations and, given the current size of the company,
are in a position to continually monitor risk with the
assistance of the executive team.
7.3 Risk Management Accountability
As part of the process of approving the financial
statements, at each reporting date the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer are required
to provide declarations in writing to the Board on
the quality and effectiveness of the company’s risk
management and internal compliance and control
systems. These declarations certify that, having made all
reasonable enquiries and to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the statements made in relation to the
financial integrity of the company’s financial statements
are founded on a sound system of risk management
and internal compliance and control which implements
the policies adopted by the board; and the company’s
risk management and internal compliance and control
system, is operating efficiently and effectively in all
material aspects. The Board has received the relevant
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