knowledge and advice provided by past papers management and
external advisors, but cautions directors that there are limits to that
reliance, according to Colvin. ‘Board members should apply their individual,
considered judgment to matters that are highly significant to the company
before approving financial statements, and while we (at the AICD) agree that
“directors are an essential component of corporate governance”, we are of the
view, that it is not the role of non-executive directors to be involved in the purchase test banks
day-to-day management of the company,’ says Colvin.
‘You may find that some directors are not confident
about their ability to understand the basic accounting concepts in the
financial statements,’ says Warnick. ‘The only safe option for directors in
this position is to take an appropriate past papers course to improve their skills.’
Source:
Knowledge@Australian School of Business 2011, Directors’ notes post Centro: How to avoid barking up the wrong tree,
13 September, http://knowledge.asb.unsw.edu.au.
i.
Be able to read financial past papers statements
ii. purchase test banks
iii.
Duty of care required under the corporations act (directors under corporation act need to act
with care and diligence)
iv.
Skills such as assertiveness, inquiring mind,
confidence to speak and ask questions are necessary. As is the time needed to
understand complex reports. (complexity, thick board papers and little time is
no excuse)
v.
Delegation (what can and can’t be delegated)
i.
Discussion could centre around the comments made in
the articles about whether directors need to be skilled in accounting versus
that they need to have some minimal knowledge of accounting to ensure that the
business dealings that they are aware of are presented and included in the
accounts. There is a need to apply themselves to the task at hand and if unsure
whether some dealings are included to ask and have it explained.
ii.
This issue also dovetails into what can be delegated.
Tasks can be delegated but no responsibility/obligations. Therefore can
delegate preparation of financial statement and .
i.
A central issue here is that of risk. The increased risk of directors to be personally liable for
honest mistakes, oversights, and/or overreliance may decrease diversity. (The
pool of people willing to undertake the position would decrease.) The court’s
decision sends a message that directors need to be more diligent when approving
the financial statements. Some may view this as being expert in the
interpretation of accounting standards and their application to the financial
statements at hand. This may heighten the risk for some individual directors
with the result that they may prefer not to be a director. It may also increase
costs if they seek second opinions from experts. This cost will be passed onto
the company to purchase test banks.
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