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KALAMAZOO RESOURCES LIMITED Governance Information 2021

Sep 22, 2021

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KALAMAZOO RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 150 026 850 (Company)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

This Corporate Governance Statement is current as at 23 September 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 has followed 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 have been identified and reasons provided for not following them along with what (if any) alternative governance practices the Company has adopted in lieu of the recommendation.

The Company has adopted a Corporate Governance Plan which provides the written terms of reference for the Company’s corporate governance duties. The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan is available on the Company’s website at http://www.kzr.com.au/corporate-governance/.

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.

RECOMMENDATIONS (4TH EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION
Principle 1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight
Recommendation 1.1
A listed entity should have and disclose a board charter setting
out:
(a) the respective roles and responsibilities of its board and
management; and
(b) those matters expressly reserved to the board and those
delegated to management.
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.
The Board Charter sets out the specific responsibilities of the Board,
requirements as to the Board’s composition, the roles and
responsibilities of the Chairman and Company Secretary, the
establishment, operation and management of Board Committees,
Directors’access to Company records and information, details of the

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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.
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
relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect or re-elect
a Director.
YES (a)
The Company has guidelines for the appointment and selection
of the Board 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 director or senior executive, or putting
forward to security holders a candidate for election, as a
Director.
(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.
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 a party to a written agreement
with the Company which sets out the terms of that Director’s or senior
executive’s appointment.
The Company has written agreements with each of its Directors and
senior executives.
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.

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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:
(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 and published under that Act.
PARTIALLY
COMPLY
(a) The Company is committed to supporting and managing
diversity as a means of enhancing the Company's performance
by recognising and utilising the contribution of the diverse skills
and talents of its Directors, officers and employees and has
established a Diversity Policy. The Company has not fully
complied with Recommendation 1.5 in that it has not set
measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity. The Board
monitors diversity across the Company and is satisfied with the
current level of gender diversity. Due to the small size of the
Company and its small number of employees, the Board does
not consider it appropriate to formally set measurable objectives
for gender diversity at this time.
(b) The Diversity Policy is available, as part of the Corporate
Governance Plan, on the Company’s website.
(c)
(i)
Due to the small size of the Company and its small number
of employees, the Board does not consider it appropriate
to formally set measurable objectives for gender diversity
at this time.
(ii)
As at the reporting date, the proportion of women
employees across the organisation was as follows:
Proportion of women in the whole organisation
30%
Proportion of women in senior executive positions
0%
Proportion of women on the Board
0%
The Company is not a “relevant employer” under the Workplace
Gender Equality Act 2012.

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  • RECOMMENDATIONS (4[TH] EDITION) COMPLY EXPLANATION Recommendation 1.6 (a) The Company’s Nomination Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) is responsible for evaluating the performance of the

  • A listed entity should: YES Board, its committees and individual Directors on an annual

  • (a) have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the basis. The process for this is set out in the Company’s Corporate performance of the Board, its committees and individual Governance Plan, which is available on the Company’s website. Directors; and (b) The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the

  • (b) disclose for each reporting period whether a performance Company to disclose whether or not performance evaluations evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that were conducted during the relevant reporting period. A formal process during or in respect of that period. performance review of the Board and Directors and Committees was completed during the reporting period.

  • Recommendation 1.7 (a) The Company’s Nomination Committee (or, in its absence, the A listed entity should: PARTIALLY Board) is responsible for evaluating the performance of the Company’s senior executives on an annual basis. The

  • COMPLY

  • (a) have and disclose a process for evaluating the Company’s Remuneration Committee (or, in its absence, the performance of its senior executives at least once every Board) is responsible for evaluating the remuneration of the reporting period; and Company’s senior executives on an annual basis. A senior

  • (b) disclose for each reporting period whether a performance executive, for these purposes, means key management evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that personnel (as defined in the Corporations Act) other than a nonprocess during or in respect of that period. 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’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Company to disclose whether or not performance evaluations were conducted during the relevant reporting period. A formal performance review of the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives was not undertaken during the reporting period.

  • Principle 2: Structure the Board to be effective and add value Recommendation 2.1 (a) The Company does not have a Nomination Committee. The Company’s Nomination Committee Charter provides for the

  • The Board of a listed entity should: YES

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(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;
(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, experience, independence
and knowledge of the entity to enable it to discharge its
duties and responsibilities effectively.
creation of a Nomination Committee (if it is considered it will
benefit the Company), with at least three members, a majority
of whom are independent Directors, and which must be chaired
by an independent Director.
(b) The Company does not have a Nomination Committee as the
Board considers the Company will not currently 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 and maintain a Board skills
matrix setting out the mix of skills and diversity that the Board currently
has (or is looking to achieve) and to review this against the
Company’s Board skills matrix to ensure the appropriate mix of skills
and expertise is present to facilitate successful strategic direction.
The Company has a Board skills matrix setting out the mix of skills and
diversity that the Board currently has or is looking to achieve in its
membership.
The Board Charter requires the disclosure of each Board member’s
qualifications and expertise. Full details as to each Director’s relevant
skills and experience are set out in the Company’s Annual Report.

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Recommendation 2.3
A listed entity should disclose:
(a) the names of the Directors considered by the Board to be
independent Directors;
(b) 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
(4thEdition), 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
(c) the length of service of each Director
YES (a) The Board has three Directors, one of which is considered to be
independent, namely Mr Angus Middleton.
(b) There are no independent Directors who fall into this category.
(c) The length of service of each Director as at the end of financial
year is as follows: Mr Luke Reinehr 10.3 years, Mr Angus Middleton
7.4 years and Mr Paul Adams 3 years.
Recommendation 2.4
A majority of the Board of a listed entity should be
independent Directors.
NO The Company’s Board Charter requires that, where practical, the
majority of the Board should be independent.
The Board currently comprises a total of 3 Directors, of whom 1 is
considered to be independent. As such, the Board does not have a
majority of independent Directors.
The Board believes that the current composition of the Board is most
appropriate for the Company having regard to its size, its current level
of operations, its history and its strategy and includes an appropriate
mix of relevant skills and expertise.
The Board recognises the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s
recommendation that the majority of the Board should be comprised
of independent Directors and as the Company grows and/or its
circumstances change, the Board may make further appointments
of independent Directors if considered appropriate.
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.

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The Chair of the Company is Mr Luke Reinehr who is not an
independent Director by virtue of his current role as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO).
The Board believes that Mr Reinehr is the most suitable person to be
the current Chair and CEO of the Company given his close
association with the Company from its incorporation and his
significant contribution to the development of the Company.
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.
Principle 3: Instil a culture of acting lawfully, ethically and responsibly
Recommendation 3.1
A listed entity should articulate and disclose its values.
YES The Company has outlined its core vision and values by expressing
the standards of behaviour it expects from its Directors, senior
executives and employees in its Code of Conduct.
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, which is available
on the Company’s website, applies to the Company’s Directors,
senior executives and employees.
(b) The Company Secretary is responsible for informing the Board of
any material breaches of the Corporate Code of Conduct.
Recommendation 3.3
A listed entity should:
(a) have and disclose a whistleblower policy; and
YES (a) The Company’s Whistleblower Policy is available on the
Company’s website.
(b) The Company Secretary is responsible for informing the Board of
any material incidents reported
under the Company’s
Whistleblower Policy.

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(b) ensure that the Board or a committee of the Board is
informed of any material incidents reported under the
policy.
Recommendation 3.4
A listed entity should:
(a) have and disclose an anti-bribery and corruption policy;
and
(b) ensure that the Board or a committee of the Board is
informed of any material breaches of that policy.
YES (a) The Company’s Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy is available on
the Company’s website.
(b) The Company Secretary is responsible for informing the Board of
any material breaches of the Company’s Anti-Bribery and
Corruption Policy.
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
(b) if it does not have an audit committee, disclose that fact
and the processes it employs that independently verify
YES (a) The Company does not have an Audit and Risk Committee. The
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan contains an Audit and
Risk Committee Charter that provides for the creation of an Audit
and Risk Committee (if it is considered it will benefit the
Company), with at least three members, all of whom must be
independent Directors, and which must be chaired by an
independent Director who is not the Chair.
(b) The Company does not have an Audit and Risk Committee as
the Board considers the Company will not currently 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 Audit and Risk Committee under the Audit and
Risk Committee Charter including the following processes to
independently verify and safeguard the integrity of its financial
reporting, including the processes for the appointment and
removal of the external auditor and the rotation of the audit
engagement partner:
(i)
The Board devotes time at annual Board meetings to fulfilling
the roles and responsibilities associated with maintaining the
Company’s internal controls and arrangements with
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and safeguard the integrity of its financial reporting,
including the processes for the appointment and removal
of the external auditor and the rotation of the audit
engagement partner.
(ii) All members of the Board are involved in the Company’s
external audit process to ensure the proper maintenance of
the entity and the integrity of all financial reporting.
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/Managing Director 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/Managing Director and CFO (or, if none, the person(s) fulfilling
those functions) to provide a sign off on these terms.
The Company’s CEO and Chief Financial Officer have provided the
Board with the appropriate declarations in accordance with section
295A of the Corporations Act and this Recommendation 4.2 in
relation to the full year and half year statutory financial reports as well
as the quarterly cash flow reports.
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 The Company’s process for verification of the integrity of any periodic
corporate report it releases to the market that is not audited or
reviewed by an external auditor is similar to the process followed for
all releases to the market. That is, it ensures all releases and reports are
prepared by appropriately qualified personnel with access to the
appropriate information available to them to support the relevant
report or release. All reports are then checked and approved for
release by authorised personnel in accordance with the Company’s
delegation of authority.
Principle 5: Make timely and balanced disclosure
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 The Board Charter provides details of the Company’s continuous
disclosure policy. In addition, the Corporate Governance Plan details
the Company’s disclosure requirements as required by the ASX Listing
Rules and other relevant legislation.
Recommendation 5.2 The Company Secretary is responsible for ensuring that the Board
receives a copy ofall marketannouncements promptly after they

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A listed entity should ensure that its Board receives copies of all
material market announcements promptly after they have
been made.
YES have been made. This is done via notification directly from the ASX
Online platform.
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 The
CEO/Managing
Director
and
Company
Secretary
are
responsible for ensuring that any new and substantive investor or
analyst presentation is released on the ASX Market Announcements
Platform ahead of its presentation.
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 (www.kzr.com.au).
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. Upon the despatch of any notice of
meeting to Shareholders, the Company Secretary shall send out
material stating that all Shareholders are encouraged to participate
at the meeting.
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 The Company has adopted the policy of putting all resolutions at a
meeting of security holders to a poll.

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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.
YES The Shareholder Communication Strategy provides that security
holders can register with the Company to receive email notifications
when an announcement is made by the Company to the ASX,
including the release of the Annual Report, half yearly reports and
quarterly reports. Links are made available to the Company’s website
on which all information provided to the ASX is immediately posted.
Shareholders queries should be referred to the Company Secretary in
the first instance.
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.
YES (a) The Company does not have an Audit and Risk Committee. The
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan contains an Audit and
Risk Committee Charter that provides for the creation of an Audit
and Risk Committee (if it is considered it will benefit the
Company), with at least three members, all of whom must be
independent Directors, and which must be chaired by an
independent Director.
A copy of the Corporate Governance Plan is available on the
Company’s website.
(b) The Company does not have an Audit and Risk Committee as
the Board considers the Company will not currently 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 Audit and Risk Committee under the Audit and
Risk Committee Charter. The Company’s Risk Management
Review Procedure is contained in the Corporate Governance
Plan which is available on the Company’s website.
Recommendation 7.2 (a)
The Audit and Risk Committee Charter requires that the Audit
and Risk Committee (or, in its absence, the Board) should, at
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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.
YES The Shareholder Communication Strategy provides that security
holders can register with the Company to receive email notifications
when an announcement is made by the Company to the ASX,
including the release of the Annual Report, half yearly reports and
quarterly reports. Links are made available to the Company’s website
on which all information provided to the ASX is immediately posted.
Shareholders queries should be referred to the Company Secretary in
the first instance.
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.
YES (a) The Company does not have an Audit and Risk Committee. The
Company’s Corporate Governance Plan contains an Audit and
Risk Committee Charter that provides for the creation of an Audit
and Risk Committee (if it is considered it will benefit the
Company), with at least three members, all of whom must be
independent Directors, and which must be chaired by an
independent Director.
A copy of the Corporate Governance Plan is available on the
Company’s website.
(b) The Company does not have an Audit and Risk Committee as
the Board considers the Company will not currently 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 Audit and Risk Committee under the Audit and
Risk Committee Charter. The Company’s Risk Management
Review Procedure is contained in the Corporate Governance
Plan which is available on the Company’s website.
Recommendation 7.2 (a)
The Audit and Risk Committee Charter requires that the Audit
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The Board or a committee of the Board should:
(a) review the entity’s risk management framework with
management 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.
YES least annually, satisfy itself that the Company’s risk management
framework continues to be sound.
(b)
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the
Company to disclose at least annually whether such a review of
the company’s risk management framework has taken place.
The Company’s risk management framework was reviewed by
management and the Board during the reporting period.
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)
Due to the size of the Company and its current level of activity
and operations, the Company does not have an internal audit
function.
(b)
The Company conducts periodic reviews of the Company’s
financial systems, documents and processes, and any
recommendations for improvement are reported to the Board
as part of the Company’s risk management processes.
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
determine whether the Company has any material exposure to
economic, environmental and social risks and, if it does, how it
manages or intends to manage those risks.
The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Company
to disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic,
environmental and social risks and, if it does, how it manages or
intends to manage those risks. The Company will disclose this
information in its Annual Report and on its website as part of its
continuous disclosure obligations.
In order to mitigate any material exposure to economic,
environmental and social sustainability risks, the Board has oversight
of risk management and meet to review and assess risks. The
Company currently does not have any material exposure to
economic, environmental or social risks.

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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.
YES (a) The Company does not have a Remuneration Committee. 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 three members, a majority of whom
must be independent Directors, and which must be chaired by
an independent Director.
(b) The Company does not have a Remuneration Committee as the
Board considers the Company will not currently 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 Remuneration Committee under the
Remuneration Committee Charter including the following
processes to set the level and composition of remuneration for
Directors and senior executives and to ensure that such
remuneration is appropriate and not excessive:
(i) Devoting time at least annually to discuss a) the on-going
appropriateness and relevance of Director and executive
remuneration and other executive benefit programs and b)
ensuring that remuneration policies fairly and responsibly
reward executives having regard to the performance of the
Company, the performance of the executive and prevailing
remuneration expectations in the market; and
(ii) All Board members being involved in the Company’s
remuneration process, to the maximum extent permitted
under the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules.
Recommendation 8.2
A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and
practices regarding the remuneration of non-executive
YES The Company’s Corporate Governance Plan requires the Board to
disclose its policies and practices regarding the remuneration of
Directors and senior executives.
Non-executive Directors are remunerated on a fixed fee basis for their
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Directors and the remuneration of executive Directors and
other senior executives.
remuneration pool approved by Shareholders. These fees are not
linked to the performance of the Company. Non-executive Directors’
remuneration may also include options, subject to approval by
Shareholders.
Senior executives are remunerated either by way of annual salary (i.e.
cash and superannuation components) or by consulting fees. Senior
executives may also, at the Board’s discretion, receive incentive
options. Further details on the Company’s remuneration practices
with regard to Directors and senior executives is contained within the
Remuneration Report which forms part of the Directors’ Report in the
Annual Report.
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.
YES (a) The Company has adopted an Incentive Option Plan (“Plan”). A
provision of the Plan is that participants to the Plan must not enter
into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging, or otherwise
affecting their economic exposure to options acquired under the
Plan.
(b) The Company’s Trading Policy (available on the Company’s
website) prohibits Directors, officers and employees from entering
into transactions or arrangements which operate to limit the
economic risk of their security holding in the Company without first
seeking and obtaining written acknowledgement from the
Chairman.

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