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BPH ENERGY LTD Governance Information 2021

Oct 31, 2021

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Governance Information

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BPH ENERGY LIMITED ACN 095 912 002 (Company)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

This Corporate Governance Statement is current as at 31 October 2021 and has been approved by the Board of the Company on that date.

This Corporate Governance Statement discloses the extent to which the Company follows the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in its publication Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations – 4[th] Edition ( Recommendations ). The Recommendations are not mandatory, however the Recommendations that have not been followed for any part of the reporting period have been identified and reasons provided for not following them along with what (if any) alternative governance practices were adopted in lieu of the recommendation during that period.

The Company has adopted a Corporate Governance Plan which provides the written terms of reference for the Company’s corporate governance duties.

Due to the current size and nature of the existing Board and the magnitude of the Company’s operations, the Board does not consider that the Company will gain any benefit from individual Board committees and that its resources would be better utilised in other areas as the Board is of the strong view that at this stage the experience and skill set of the current Board is sufficient to perform these roles. Under the Company’s Board Charter, the duties that would ordinarily be assigned to individual committees are currently carried out by the full Board under the written terms of reference for those committees.

Compliance with all the Recommendations was not in place during the year ended 30 June 2021 as the Company’s updated Corporate Governance Plan was not finalised until approved by the Board on 31 October 2021. The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan is available on the Company’s website at https://www.bphenergy.com.au

RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Principle 1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight
Recommendation 1.1 YES The Company has adopted a Board Charter that sets out the
specific roles and responsibilities of the Board, the Chair and
management and includes a description of those matters
expressly reserved to the Board and those delegated to
management.

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RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
(a)
A listed entity should have and disclose a board
charter which sets out the respective roles and
responsibilities of the Board, the Chair and
management, and includes a description of those
matters expressly reserved to the Board and those
delegated to management.
The Board Charter sets out the specific responsibilities of the Board,
requirements as to the Board’s composition, the roles and
responsibilities of the Chair and Company Secretary, the
establishment,
operation
and
management
of
Board
Committees, Directors’ access to Company records and
information, details of the Board’s relationship with management,
details of the Board’s performance review and details of the
Board’s disclosure policy.
A copy of the Company’s Board Charter, which is part of the
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan, is available on the
Company’s website.
This recommendation was in place during the year ended 30 June
2021.
Recommendation 1.2
A listed entity should:
(a)
undertake appropriate checks before appointing
a director or senior executive or putting someone
forward for election as a Director; and
(b)
provide
security
holders
with
all
material
information in its possession relevant to a decision
on whether or not to elect or re-elect a Director.
YES
YES
(a)
The Company has guidelines for the appointment and
selection of the Board and senior executives in its
Corporate Governance Plan. The Company’s Nomination
Committee Charter (in the Company’s Corporate
Governance Plan) requires the Nomination Committee (or,
in its absence, the Board) to ensure appropriate checks
(including checks in respect of character, experience,
education, criminal record and bankruptcy history (as
appropriate)) are undertaken before appointing a person,
or putting forward to security holders a candidate for
election, as a Director. In the event of an unsatisfactory
check, a Director is required to submit their resignation.
(b)
Under the Nomination Committee Charter, all material
information relevant to a decision on whether or not to
elect or re-elect a Director must be provided to security
holders in the Notice of Meeting containing the resolution
to elect or re-elect a Director.
This recommendation was in place during the year ended 30 June
2021.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 1.3
A listed entity should have a written agreement with each
Director and senior executive setting out the terms of their
appointment.
YES The Company’s Nomination Committee Charter requires the
Nomination Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) to ensure
that each Director and senior executive is personally a party to a
written agreement with the Company which sets out the terms of
that Director’s or senior executive’s appointment.
This recommendation was in place during the year ended 30 June
2021.
Recommendation 1.4
The Company Secretary of a listed entity should be
accountable directly to the Board, through the Chair, on all
matters to do with the proper functioning of the Board.
YES The
Board
Charter
outlines
the
roles,
responsibility
and
accountability of the Company Secretary. In accordance with
this, the Company Secretary is accountable directly to the Board,
through the Chair, on all matters to do with the proper functioning
of the Board.
This recommendation was in place during the year ended 30 June
2021.
Recommendation 1.5
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a diversity policy;
(b)
through its board or a committee of the board set
measurable objectives for achieving gender
diversity in the composition of its board, senior
executives and workforce generally; and
(c)
disclose in relation to each reporting period:
(i)
the measurable objectives set for that
period to achieve gender diversity;
(ii)
the entity’s progress towards achieving
those objectives; and
(iii)
either:
NO
NO
NO
NO
(a)
The Company has three directors and no employees and
ifs therefore not considered of a size that requires a formal
diversity policy.
(b)
See (a) above
(c)
The Board did not set measurable gender diversity
objectives for the past financial year, because the
Company currently has a Board consisting of 3 male
Directors and no employees, and therefore setting
measurable gender diversity objectives is not considered
relevant at this time.
(i)
the Board did not anticipate there would be a need
to appoint any new Directors or senior executives
due to the limited nature of the Company’s existing
and proposed activities and the Board’s view that
the existing Directors and senior executives have
sufficient skill and experience to carry out the
Company’s plans; and
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
(A)
the respective proportions of men
and women on the Board, in
senior executive positions and
across
the
whole
workforce
(including how the entity has
defined “senior executive” for
these purposes); or
(B)
if
the
entity
is
a
“relevant
employer” under the Workplace
Gender Equality Act, the entity’s
most recent “Gender Equality
Indicators”, as defined in the
Workplace Gender Equality Act.
(C)
If the entity was in the S&P / ASX
300 Index at the commencement
of
the
reporting
period,
the
measurable
objective
for
achieving gender diversity in the
composition of its board should
be to have not less than 30% of its
directors of each gender within a
specified period.
YES (ii)
if it became necessary to appoint any new
Directors or senior executives, the Board has
determined a policy of appointing the best person
for the job; and
(iii)
the Company currently has a Board consisting of 3
male Directors and no employees.
Recommendation 1.6
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for periodically
evaluating the performance of the Board, its
committees and individual Directors; and
(b)
disclose for each reporting period whether a
performance evaluation has been undertaken in
accordance with that process during or in respect
of that period.
YES
YES
(a)
The Company’s Nomination Committee (or, in its absence,
the Board) is responsible for evaluating the performance of
the Board, its committees and individual Directors on an
annual basis. It may do so with the aid of an independent
advisor. The process for this is set out in the Company’s
Corporate Governance Plan, which is available on the
Company’s website.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
(b)
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the
Company to disclose whether or not performance
evaluations were conducted during the relevant reporting
period. The Company did not complete performance
evaluations in respect of the Board, its committees (if any)
and individual Directors for the past financial year given
the stability of the Board, however it does intend to do so
during the June 2022 financial year.
Recommendation 1.7
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for evaluating the
performance of its senior executives at least once
every reporting period; and
(b)
disclose for each reporting period whether a
performance evaluation has been undertaken in
accordance with that process during or in respect
of that period.
YES
NOT
APPLICABLE
(a)
The Company’s Nomination Committee (or, in its absence,
the Board) is responsible for evaluating the performance of
the Company’s senior executives on an annual basis. The
Company’s Remuneration Committee (or, in its absence,
the Board) is responsible for evaluating the remuneration
of the Company’s senior executives on an annual basis. A
senior
executive,
for
these
purposes,
means
key
management personnel (as defined in the Corporations
Act) other than a non-executive Director. The applicable
processes for these evaluations can be found in the
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan, which is
available on the Company’s website.
(b)
the Company currently has no person other than the
Managing
Director
(who
is
covered
under
recommendation 1.6) who would fit the category of
“senior executive”
Principle 2: Structure the Board to be effective and add value
Recommendation 2.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a nomination committee which:
(i)
has at least three members, a majority of
whom are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director,
and disclose:
(iii)
the charter of the committee;
NO (a)
The Company’s Nomination Committee Charter provides
for the creation of a Nomination Committee if it is
considered it will benefit the Company, with at least two
members, a majority of whom are independent Directors,
and which must be chaired by an independent Director
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
(iv)
the members of the committee; and
(v)
as at the end of each reporting period, the
number of times the committee met
throughout the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a nomination committee,
disclose that fact and the processes it employs to
address Board succession issues and to ensure that
the Board has the appropriate balance of skills,
knowledge,
experience,
independence
and
diversity to enable it to discharge its duties and
responsibilities effectively.
YES (b)
The Company did not have a Nomination Committee for
the past financial year as the Board did not consider the
Company would benefit from its establishment. In
accordance with the Company’s Board Charter, the
Board carries out the duties that would ordinarily be
carried out by the Nomination Committee under the
Nomination Committee Charter, including the following
processes to address succession issues and to ensure the
Board has the appropriate balance of skills, experience,
independence and knowledge of the entity to enable it to
discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively:
(i)
devoting time at least annually to discuss Board
succession issues and updating the Company’s
Board skills matrix; and
(ii)
all
Board
members
being
involved
in
the
Company’s nomination process, to the maximum
extent permitted under the Corporations Act and
ASX Listing Rules.
Recommendation 2.2
A listed entity should have and disclose a Board skills matrix
setting out the mix of skills that the Board currently has or is
looking to achieve in its membership.
YES Under the Nomination Committee Charter (in the Company’s
Corporate Governance Plan), the Nomination Committee (or, in
its absence, the Board) is required to prepare a Board skills matrix
setting out the mix of skills that the Board currently has (or is looking
to achieve) and to review this informally at least annually as part
of the Board process to ensure the appropriate mix of skills to
discharge its obligations effectively and to add value and to
ensure the Board has the ability to deal with new and emerging
business and governance issues.
The Company discloses the Board skill matrix by setting out in its
June 2021 Annual Report (pages 13 and 14) the mix of skills and
diversity that the Board currently has. The Board Charter requires
the disclosure of each Board member’s qualifications and
expertise.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 2.3
A listed entity should disclose:
(c)
the names of the Directors considered by the
Board to be independent Directors;
(d)
if a Director has an interest, position or relationship
of the type described in Box 2.3 of the ASX
Corporate
Governance
Principles
and
Recommendations (4th Edition), but the Board is of
the opinion that it does not compromise the
independence of the Director, the nature of the
interest, position or relationship in question and an
explanation of why the Board is of that opinion;
and
(e)
the length of service of each Director
YES (a)
The Board Charter requires the disclosure of the names of
Directors considered by the Board to be independent. The
Board considers the following Directors are independent:
Mr Charles Maling and Mr Tony Huston
(b)
The directors were appointed on the following dates:
David Breeze: 14 February 2001
Charles Maling: 17 October 2017
Tony Huston: 24 June 2017
Recommendation 2.4
A majority of the Board of a listed entity should be
independent Directors.
YES The Company’s Board Charter requires that, where practical, the
majority of the Board should be independent.
The Board currently comprises a total of three directors, of whom
two are considered to be independent. As such, independent
directors currently comprise the majority of the Board.
Recommendation 2.5
The Chair of the Board of a listed entity should be an
independent Director and, in particular, should not be the
same person as the CEO of the entity.
NO The Board Charter provides that, where practical, the Chair of the
Board should be an independent Director and should not be the
CEO/Managing Director.
The Chair of the Company during the past financial year (Mr David
Breeze) was not an independent Director and was the
CEO/Managing Director.
The Board did not have an independent Chair because it was not
feasible due to the company’s current size and Board structure,
however the Board does have a majority (two) of independent
directors.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 2.6
A listed entity should have a program for inducting new
Directors and for periodically reviewing whether there is a
need for existing directors to undertake professional
development to maintain the skills and knowledge needed
to perform their role as Directors effectively.
YES In accordance with the Company’s Board Charter, the
Nominations Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) is
responsible for the approval and review of induction and
continuing professional development programs and procedures
for Directors to ensure that they can effectively discharge their
responsibilities. The Company Secretary is responsible for
facilitating inductions and professional development including
receiving briefings on material developments in laws, regulations
and accounting standards relevant to the Company.
Principle 3: Instil a culture of acting lawfully, ethically and responsibly
Recommendation 3.1
A listed entity should articulate and disclose its values.
YES (a)
The Company and its subsidiary companies (if any) are
committed to conducting all of its business activities fairly,
honestly with a high level of integrity, and in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. The Board,
management and employees are dedicated to high
ethical standards and recognise and support the
Company’s commitment to compliance with these
standards.
(b)
The Company’s values are set out in its Code of Conduct
(which forms part of the Corporate Governance Plan) and
are available on the Company’s website. All employees
are given appropriate training on the Company’s values
and senior executives will continually reference such
values.
Recommendation 3.2
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a code of conduct for its
Directors, senior executives and employees; and
(b)
ensure that the Board or a committee of the Board
is informed of any material breaches of that code.
YES (a)
The Company’s Corporate Code of Conduct applies to
the
Company’s
Directors,
senior
executives
and
employees.
(b)
The Company’s Corporate Code of Conduct (which forms
part of the Company’s Corporate Governance Plan) is
available on the Company’s website. Any material
breaches of the Code of Conduct are reported to the
Board or a committee of the Board.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 3.3
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a whistleblower policy; and
(a)
ensure that the Board or a committee of the Board
is informed of any material incidents reported
under that policy.
YES The Company’s Whistleblower Protection Policy (which forms part
of the Corporate Governance Plan) is available on the
Company’s website. Any material breaches of the Whistleblower
Protection Policy are to be reported to the Board or a committee
of the Board.
This recommendation was in place during the year ended 30 June
2021.
Recommendation 3.4
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose an anti-bribery and corruption
policy; and
(b)
ensure that the Board or committee of the Board is
informed of any material breaches of that policy.
YES The Company’s Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy (which
forms part of the Corporate Governance Plan) is available on the
Company’s website. Any material breaches of the Anti-Bribery
and Anti-Corruption Policy are to be reported to the Board or a
committee of the Board.
This recommendation was effective from 31 October 2021.
Principle 4: Safeguard the integrity of corporate reports
Recommendation 4.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have an audit committee which:
(i)
has at least three members, all of whom
are non-executive Directors and a majority
of whom are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director,
who is not the Chair of the Board,
and disclose:
(iii)
the charter of the committee;
(iv)
the relevant qualifications and experience
of the members of the committee; and
(v)
in relation to each reporting period, the
number of times the committee met
throughout the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
NO
YES
(a)
The Company did not have an Audit and Risk Committee
for the past financial year as the Board did not consider
the Company would benefit from its establishment, and
does not currently have one.
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan contains an
Audit and Risk Committee Charter that provides for the
creation of an Audit and Risk Committee with at least two
members, all of whom must be non-executive Directors,
and majority of the Committee must be independent
Directors. The Committee must be chaired by an
independent Director who is not the Chair.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
(b)
if it does not have an audit committee, disclose
that fact and the processes it employs that
independently verify and safeguard the integrity of
its corporate reporting, including the processes for
the appointment and removal of the external
auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement
partner.
(b)
In accordance with the Company’s Board Charter, the
Board carries out the duties that would ordinarily be carried
out by the Audit and Risk Committee under the Audit and
Risk Committee Charter to independently verify the
integrity of the Company’s periodic reports which are not
audited or reviewed by an external auditor, as well as the
processes for the appointment and removal of the external
auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement partner.
The Board devotes time as required at Board meetings to
fulfilling the roles and responsibilities associated with
maintaining the Company’s internal financial reporting
processes and arrangements with external auditors.
Recommendation 4.2
The Board of a listed entity should, before it approves the
entity’s financial statements for a financial period, receive
from its CEO and CFO a declaration that the financial
records of the entity have been properly maintained and
that the financial statements comply with the appropriate
accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the
financial position and performance of the entity and that
the opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system
of risk management and internal control which is operating
effectively.
YES The Company’s Audit and Risk Committee Charter requires the
CEO and CFO (or, if none, the person(s) fulfilling those functions)
to provide a sign off on these terms.
The Company has obtained a sign off on these terms for each of
its financial statements in the past financial year.
Recommendation 4.3
A listed entity should disclose its process to verify the
integrity of any periodic corporate report it releases to the
market that is not audited or reviewed by an external
auditor.
YES Quarterly reports (Operations and Cashflow) are reviewed and
approved by the Managing Director for accuracy prior to release.
Principle 5: Make timely and balanced disclosure
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 5.1
A listed entity should have and disclose a written policy for
complying with its continuous disclosure obligations under
listing rule 3.1.
YES (a)
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan details the
Company’s Continuous Disclosure policy.
(b)
The Corporate Governance Plan, which incorporates the
Continuous
Disclosure
policy,
is
available
on
the
Company’s website.
Recommendation 5.2
A listed entity should ensure that its board receives copies
of all material market announcements promptly after they
have been made.
YES Under the Company’s Continuous Disclosure Policy (which forms
part of the Corporate Governance Plan), all members of the
Board receive material market announcements promptly after
they have been made.
Recommendation 5.3
A listed entity that gives a new and substantive investor or
analyst presentation should release a copy of the
presentation materials on the ASX Market Announcements
Platform ahead of the presentation.
YES All investor or analyst presentations were released on the ASX
Markets Announcement Platform ahead of such presentations.
Principle 6:Respect the rights of security holders
Recommendation 6.1
A listed entity should provide information about itself and its
governance to investors via its website.
YES Information about the Company and its governance is available
in the Corporate Governance Plan which can be found on the
Company’s website.
Recommendation 6.2
A listed entity should have an investor relations program
that facilitates effective two-way communication with
investors.
YES The Company has adopted a Shareholder Communications
Strategy which aims to promote and facilitate effective two-way
communication with investors. The Strategy outlines a range of
ways in which information is communicated to shareholders and
is available on the Company’s website as part of the Company’s
Corporate Governance Plan.
Recommendation 6.3
A listed entity should disclose how it facilitates and
encourages participation at meetings of security holders.
YES Shareholders are encouraged to participate at all general
meetings and AGMs of the Company by allowing voting in person
or by proxy
Recommendation 6.4
A listed entity should ensure that all substantive resolutions
at a meeting of security holders are decided by a poll
rather than by a show of hands.
YES All resolutions at security holder meetings were decided by a poll
rather than a show of hands.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 6.5
A listed entity should give security holders the option to
receive communications from, and send communications
to, the entity and its security registry electronically.
NO Links will shortly be made available to the Company’s website on
which all information provided to the ASX is posted. Shareholders
queries should be referred to the Company Secretary at first
instance.
The Company’s Share Registry has an email contract address
[email protected]
The Company has an email contract address
[email protected]
Principle 7: Recognise and manage risk
Recommendation 7.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a committee or committees to oversee risk,
each of which:
(i)
has at least three members, a majority of
whom are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director,
and disclose:
(iii)
the charter of the committee;
(iv)
the members of the committee; and
(v)
as at the end of each reporting period, the
number of times the committee met
throughout the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a risk committee or committees
that satisfy (a) above, disclose that fact and the
process it employs for overseeing the entity’s risk
management framework.
NO
YES
(a)
The Company did not have an Audit and Risk Committee
for the past financial year as the Board did not consider the
Company would benefit from its establishment, and does
not currently have one. In accordance with the
Company’s Board Charter, the Board carries out the duties
that would ordinarily be carried out by the Audit and Risk
Committee under the Audit and Risk Committee Charter
including the following processes to oversee the entity’s risk
management framework:
(b)
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan contains an
Audit and Risk Committee Charter that provides for the
creation of an Audit and Risk Committee with at least two
members, both of which must be non-executive Directors,
and the majority of the Committee must be independent
Directors. The Committee must be chaired by an
independent Director who is not the Chair. A copy of the
Corporate
Governance
Plan
is
available
on
the
Company’s website.
The Board devotes time as required at Board meetings to
fulfilling the roles and responsibilities associated with
maintaining the Company’s internal financial reporting
processes and arrangements with external auditors.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 7.2
The Board or a committee of the Board should:
(a)
review the entity’s risk management framework at
least annually to satisfy itself that it continues to be
sound and that the entity is operating with due
regard to the risk appetite set by the Board; and
(b)
disclose in relation to each reporting period,
whether such a review has taken place.
NO (a)
The Audit and Risk Committee Charter requires that the
Audit and Risk Committee (or, in its absence, the Board)
should, at least annually, satisfy itself that the Company’s
risk management framework continues to be sound and
that the Company is operating with due regard to the risk
appetite set by the Board.
(b)
The Company’s Board has not completed a formal review
of the Company’s risk management framework in the past
financial year, given the size and complexity of the
Company,
Recommendation 7.3
A listed entity should disclose:
(a)
if it has an internal audit function, how the function
is structured and what role it performs; or
(b)
if it does not have an internal audit function, that
fact and the processes it employs for evaluating
and continually improving the effectiveness of its
governance,
risk
management
and
internal
control processes.
YES (a)
The Audit and Risk Committee Charter provides for the
Audit and Risk Committee to monitor and periodically
review the need for an internal audit function, as well as
assessing the performance and objectivity of any internal
audit procedures that may be in place.
(b)
The Company did not have an internal audit function for
the past financial year. The Board evaluates and
continually improves the effectiveness of its governance,
risk management and internal control processes as
required, and in the event of any such weaknesses being
identified, bearing in mind the small management team.
Recommendation 7.4
A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material
exposure to environmental or social risks and, if it does, how
it manages or intends to manage those risks.
YES The Audit and Risk Committee Charter requires the Audit and Risk
Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) to assist management
to determine whether the Company has any potential or
apparent exposure to environmental or social risks and, if it does,
put in place management systems, practices and procedures to
manage those risks.
Where the Company does not have material exposure to
environmental or social risks, the Committee, should one exist, will
report the basis for that determination to the Board, and where
appropriate benchmark the Company’s environmental or social
risk profile against its peers.
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
The Company, including its subsidiaries, does not have a material
exposure to environmental or social risks. At 30 June 2021 the
Company’s carrying value of its investment in an associate in the
oil and gas exploration industry only represented 12.5% of its assets.
Principle 8: Remunerate fairly and responsibly
Recommendation 8.1
The Board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a remuneration committee which:
(i)
has at least three members, a majority of
whom are independent Directors; and
(ii)
is chaired by an independent Director,
and disclose:
(iii)
the charter of the committee;
(iv)
the members of the committee; and
(v)
as at the end of each reporting period, the
number of times the committee met
throughout the period and the individual
attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a remuneration committee,
disclose that fact and the processes it employs for
setting the level and composition of remuneration
for Directors and senior executives and ensuring
that such remuneration is appropriate and not
excessive.
NO
YES
YES
(a)
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan contains a
Remuneration Committee Charter that provides for the
creation of a Remuneration Committee (if it is considered
it will benefit the Company), with at least two members, a
majority of whom are be independent Directors, and
which must be chaired by an independent Director. The
Company did not have a Remuneration Committee for the
past financial year as the Board did not consider the
Company would benefit from its establishment, and does
not currently have one.
(b)
In accordance with the Company’s Board Charter, the
Board carries out the duties that would ordinarily be carried
out
by
the
Remuneration
Committee
under
the
Remuneration Committee Charter to set the level and
composition of remuneration for Directors and senior
executives and ensuring that such remuneration is
appropriate and not excessive. The Board devotes time to
assess the level and composition of remuneration for
Directors and senior executives.
Recommendation 8.2
A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and
practices regarding the remuneration of non-executive
Directors and the remuneration of executive Directors and
other senior executives.
YES The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Board
to disclose its policies and practices regarding the remuneration
of Directors and senior executives, which is disclosed in the
remuneration report contained in the Company’s June 2021
Annual Report .
RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Recommendation 8.3
A listed entity which has an equity-based remuneration
scheme should:
(a)
have a policy on whether participants are
permitted to enter into transactions (whether
through the use of derivatives or otherwise) which
limit the economic risk of participating in the
scheme; and
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it.
NO (a)
The Company does not consider it appropriate to have a
formal policy on whether participants are permitted to
enter into transactions (whether through the use of
derivatives or otherwise) which limit the economic risk of
participating in the scheme, however the only equity-
based remuneration in place are American call options.
**Additional recommendations that apply only in certain cases **
Recommendation 9.1
A listed entity with a director who does not speak the
language in which board or security holder meetings are
held or key corporate documents are written should
disclose the processes it has in place to ensure the director
understands and can contribute to the discussions at those
meetings and understands and can discharge their
obligations in relation to those documents.
Not applicable
Recommendation 9.2
A listed entity established outside Australia should ensure
that meetings of security holders are held at a reasonable
place and time.
Not applicable
Recommendation 9.3
A listed entity established outside Australia, and an
externally managed listed entity that has an AGM, should
ensure that its external auditor attends its AGM and is
available to answer questions from security holders relevant
to the audit.
Not applicable