Introductory and procedural guidance

Directors and company secretaries have a number of responsibilities under the Corporations Act 2001. In addition to the responsibilities covered in more detail elsewhere in the Corporate Governance section of our website, there are many procedural obligations that directors and company secretaries must be aware of.

This page lists various information sheets which provide concise guidance on a specific process or compliance issue or an overview of detailed obligations in relation to running a company.

Additional information for small business directors is available at the following links.

Resources for Small Business

Company officeholder obligations

Further information

• Alternate company directors
• Hide a residential address
• INFO 14 Bankruptcy and personal insolvency agreements
• Cancel company shares
• Company meetings and resolutions
• Company rules and constitutions
• Company and shareholder rules and changes
• Company officeholder rules and changes
• INFO 50 Notifying the ASX about directors' interests in company securities
• Reduction in share capital
• The replaceable rules for company governance
• Share buy backs
• The importance of having a will as a sole company directors
• Company recordkeeping
• Obligations of company officeholders
• INFO 131 Companies limited by guarantee – simplified obligations
• INFO 162 Disputes between officeholders and/or members of small proprietary companies
• INFO 183 Directors and financial reporting