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MADER GROUP LIMITED Governance Information 2022

Aug 22, 2022

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MADER GROUP LIMITED ACN 159 340 397 (Company)

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

This Corporate Governance Statement ( Statement ) is current as at 23 August 2022 and has been approved by the Board of the Company.

This Corporate Governance Statement discloses the extent to which the Company followed the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (4[th] Edition) ( Recommendations ) throughout the financial year commencing on 1 July 2021 and to the date of this Corporate Governance Statement.

The Recommendations are not prescriptive, 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 adopted in lieu of the Recommendation. With the exception of the departures detailed in this Statement, the corporate governance practices of the Company during the reporting period were in accordance with the Recommendations.

The Company’s governance-related documents can be found on the Company's website www.madergroup.com.au/investor-centre/corporate-governance

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Principle 1: Lay solid foundations for management and oversight
Recommendation 1.1
(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.
YES The Company has adopted a Board Charter that
sets out the specific roles and responsibilities
of the Board, the Chair and management and
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, CEO and Company
Secretary, the establishment, operation and
management of Board Committees, setting and
overseeing the implementation of the strategic
objectives, approving budgets and major capital
expenditure including new investments and
acquisitions,
and
monitoring
financial
performance, records and information, details
of the Board’s relationship with management,
the responsibilities of management, details of
the Board’s performance review and details of
the Board’s disclosure policy.
A copy of the Company’s Board Charter 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
(a)
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 (a)
The
Company
has
adopted
a
Procedures
for
Selection
and
Appointment of Directors Policy to
ensure that appropriate checks are
undertaken before appointing a person
as a Director.
(b)
Pursuant
to
the
Procedures
for
Selection
and
Appointment
of
Directors, the Company will ensure all
material information relevant to a
decision on whether or not to elect or
re-elect a Director is provided to
security holders.
A copy of the Company’s Procedures for
Selection and Appointment of Directors Policy
is available on the Company’s website.
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 has written agreements with
each of its current 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,
responsibilities 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
the
Workplace
Gender
Equality Act.
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.
PARTIALLY (a)
The Company has adopted a Diversity
Policy which provides a framework for
the Company to establish, achieve and
measure diversity objectives, including
in respect of gender diversity. The
Diversity Policy is available on the
Company’s website.
(b)
The Diversity Policy allows the Board to
set
measurable
gender
diversity
objectives, if considered appropriate,
and to continually monitor both the
objectives if any have been set and the
Company’s progress in achieving them.
(c)
Given the current small composition of
the Board and Company’s employee
base and operations, the Board has not
set
measurable
gender
diversity
objectives. The Board will re-consider
this matter as the business grows.
The respective proportions of women
on the Board, in senior executive
positions, management and across the
whole organisation are:
Board – 0%
Senior Management – 10%
Management – 29%
Other Employees – 7%
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
YES (a)
The Company’s Remuneration and
Nomination Committee 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 Performance Evaluation Policy
which is available on the Company’s
website.

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(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.
(b)
The Company’s Remuneration and
Nomination Committee requires the
Company to disclose whether or not
performance
evaluations
were
conducted
during
the
relevant
reporting
period.
The
Company
undertook
a
formal
performance
evaluation in respect of the Board for
the financial year in accordance with
the above process.
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 (a)
The Company’s Remuneration and
Nomination Committee is responsible
for evaluating the performance 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
process
for
undertaking
these
evaluations is set out in the Company’s
Performance
Evaluation
Practices
policy, which is available on the
Company’s website.
(b)
An evaluation of senior executives took
place in the financial year and was in
accordance with the process outlined in
the
Company’s
Performance
Evaluation
Practices
policy.
The
Managing
Director’s
performance
objectives
are
aligned
with
the
Company’s
performance
objectives
and are set by the Board based on
qualitative and quantitative measures.
The Managing Director’s performance
against these objectives is reviewed
annually by the Board and is reflected
in
the
Managing
Director’s
remuneration structure.
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;
(iv)
the members of the committee;
and
PARTIALLY (a) The
Board
has
established
a
Remuneration
and
Nomination
Committee, membership
of
which
currently comprises the full Board. The
Company’s
Remuneration
and
Nomination Committee is chaired by Mr
Craig
Burton
and
although
its
membership
does
not
currently
comprise a majority of independent
Directors, the Board has formed the
view that the current membership of
the Committee is appropriate for the
Company at its current stage. The
Board will continue to review this on an
ongoing basis.

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(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.

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.

COMPLY

EXPLANATION

The Board has adopted a Remuneration and Nomination Committee Charter which describes the role, composition, functions and responsibilities of the Committee and is disclosed on the Company’s website.

Details of the members, number of and Director attendance at Remuneration and Nomination Committee meetings during the Reporting Period are set out in a table in the Directors’ Report in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report.

YES The Company has sought to have a Board
which brings a mix of skills to the Company’s
leadership. The Board has established a formal
board skills matrix which identifies a mix of skills
the Board should collectively hold across its
membership
including
leadership,
ASX,
industry, financial, strategic, risk management,
legal and compliance, OH&S, ESG, investor
relations, marketing, people & culture and IT
experience. Any gaps identified in the collective
skills of the Board will be regularly reviewed by
the Board as a whole, with the Board proposing
new candidates for directorships having regard
to the desired skills and experience required by
the Company as well as the proposed
candidates’ diversity of background.
The Board undertakes an evaluation of the
Board skills matrix on an annual basis to ensure
that the Directors collectively have the skills
and experience needed to execute the
Company’s business strategy and to identify
any gaps in the skills and experience of the
Board. The Board will then assess all future
candidates for Board positions and the
performance of its current membership on this
basis.
Full details as to each Director and senior
executive’s relevant skills and experience are
available 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 (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
(c)
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 Company discloses
those Directors it considers to be
independent in its Annual Report and on
the Company’s website. The Board
considers there is currently one
independent Director, Mr Jim Walker.
The Company does not consider
Messrs Luke Mader and Craig Burton to
be independent because they are each
a
significant
shareholder
of
the
Company (either directly or through
controlled entities). Mr Mader is also an
executive Director and founder of the
Company. Messrs Justin Nuich and
Patrick Conway are not considered to
be independent as they are both
executive Directors of the Company,
with Mr Nuich also being the Chief
Executive Officer.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) The length of service of each Director,
as at the end of the financial year is:
James (Jim) Walker – appointed
01/01/19
Justin Nuich – appointed 01/01/19
Patrick Conway – appointed 08/11/18
Luke Mader – appointed 04/07/12
Craig Burton – appointed 06/07/12
Recommendation 2.4
A majority of the Board of a listed entity should be
independent Directors.
NO The Board does not comprise a majority of
independent Directors. The current Board is
comprised of four non-independent Directors
and one independent non-executive Director as
outlined in Recommendation 2.3 above. The
Board considers the industry, operations and
technical experience the executive Directors
Messrs Nuich, Mader and Conway and the
commercial experience non-executive Director
Mr Burton brings will assist the Company in
meeting its corporate objectives and the Board
composition is suitable at the Company’s
current stage, despite these Directors not being
considered independent. This will be reviewed
as the Company develops.
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.
YES 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 current Chair of the Company is
independent Director, Mr Jim Walker. Mr Walker
is not the CEO/Managing Director.

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EXPLANATION

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
Induction and Professional Development Policy,
when appointed to the Board, a new director will
receive an induction appropriate to their
experience. Directors are also entitled to
undertake
appropriate
professional
development opportunities to develop and
maintain the skills and knowledge needed to
perform their roles as Directors effectively.
The Company has a program for inducting new
Directors
and
providing
appropriate
professional development opportunities for
Directors to develop and maintain the skills and
knowledge needed to perform their role as
Directors effectively.
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 is 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.
The Company’s values are set out in its Code of
Conduct and are available on the Company’s
website.
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 has a Corporate Code of
Conduct
which
applies
to
the
Company’s Directors, senior executives
and employees.
(b)
The Company’s Corporate Code of
Conduct is available on the Company’s
website. Any material breaches of the
Code of Conduct are required to be
reported to the Board by the Company
Secretary and/or a senior executive.
Recommendation 3.3
A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a whistleblower policy;
and
(b)
ensure that the Board or a committee of
the Board is informed of any material
incidents reported under that policy.
YES The Company has a Whistleblower Protection
Policy which is available on the Company’s
website. In accordance with the Whistleblower
Protection Policy, the Company Secretary will
provide general reports providing a summary of
any incidents to the Board and/or the Audit and
Risk Committee.
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 (a)
The Company has an Anti-Bribery and
Anti-Corruption
Policy
which
is
available on the Company’s website.
(b)
Material breaches of the policy will be
reported to the Board.

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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 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.
PARTIALLY (a) The Board has established an Audit and
Risk Committee, membership of which
currently comprises the full Board. The
Company’s Audit and Risk Committee
is chaired by Executive Director, Mr
Patrick Conway. Mr Conway is not
considered an independent Director as
he holds an executive role. Although
membership of the Committee does not
currently comprise a majority of
independent Directors, the Board has
formed the view that the current
membership of the Committee is
appropriate for the Company at its
current stage. The Board will continue
to review this on an ongoing basis.
The Board has adopted an Audit and
Risk
Committee
Charter
which
describes
the
role,
composition,
functions and responsibilities of the
Committee and is disclosed on the
Company’s website.
Details of the relevant qualifications
and experience of the members and
number of and Director attendance at
Audit and Risk Committee meetings
during the Reporting Period are set out
in
the
Directors’
Report
in
the
Company’s 2022 Annual Report.
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 Board ensures that before it approved the
entity’s financial statements for a financial
period it receives declarations that the financial
records of the entity have been properly
maintained and that the financial statement
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 operation
effectively.
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 undertakes the following process
to verify the integrity of the information in
periodic corporate reports (to the extent that
the information contained in the reports are not
audited or reviewed by an external auditor):

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(i) All periodic corporate reports are
initially prepared by the Company’s
accounting team;
(ii) Draft periodic corporate reports are
initially reviewed by the Managing
Director;
(iii) Following Managing Director review, the
Company’s other Directors review the
draft periodic corporate reports and are
able to interrogate the accounting team
and Managing Director on the content
of periodic corporate reports;
(iv) The Board receives declarations 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;
Pursuant to the Board Charter, all Directors
have the ability to seek external advice on the
content of periodic corporate reports if
considered necessary.
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 Company has a Continuous Disclosure
Policy, which 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 Pursuant
to
the
Company’s
Continuous
Disclosure Policy, 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
substantive
investor
or
analyst
presentations will be released on the ASX
Market 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 on the Company’s
website.

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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.
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
via its Notice of Meeting made available to all
shareholders.
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 substantive resolutions at securityholder
meetings will be decided by a poll rather than a
show of hands.
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 at 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.
PARTIALLY (a) The Board has established an Audit and
Risk Committee, membership of which
currently comprises the full Board. The
Company’s Audit and Risk Committee
is chaired by Executive Director, Mr
Patrick Conway. Mr Conway is not
considered an independent Director as
he holds an executive role. Although
membership of the Committee does not
currently comprise a majority of
independent Directors, the Board has
formed the view that the current
membership of the Committee is
appropriate for the Company at its
current stage. The Board will continue
to review this on an ongoing basis.
Details of the relevant qualifications
and experience of the members and
number of and Director attendance at
Audit and Risk Committee meetings
during the Reporting Period are set out
in
the
Directors’
Report
in
the
Company’s 2022 Annual Report.

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COMPLY EXPLANATION
The Board has adopted an Audit and
Risk
Committee
Charter
which
describes
the
role,
composition,
functions and responsibilities of the
Committee and is disclosed on the
Company’s website.
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.
YES (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.
(a) The
Company’s
Audit
and
Risk
Committee
Charter
requires
the
Company to disclose at least annually
whether
such
a
review
of
the
Company’s
risk
management
framework has taken place. The Board
review
the
Company’s
risk
management
framework
at
least
annually to satisfy itself that it
continues to be sound, to determine
whether there have been any changes
in the material business risks the
Company faces and to ensure that the
Company is operating within the risk
appetite set by the Board. The Board
carried out these reviews 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)
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 does not have an internal
audit function. The Board considers the
processes employed pursuant to the
Audit and Risk Committee Charter and
Risk Management Policy are sufficient
for
evaluating
and
continually
improving the effectiveness of its risk
management
and
internal
control
processes
given
the
size
and
complexity of the current business.

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COMPLY EXPLANATION
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.
The Company’s Audit and Risk Committee
Charter requires the Company to disclose
whether it 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.
The Company reported no material exposure to
environmental or social risks in its 2022 Annual
Report.
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.
PARTIALLY (a) The
Board
has
established
a
Remuneration
and
Nomination
Committee, membership
of
which
currently comprises the full Board. The
Company’s
Remuneration
and
Nomination Committee is chaired by Mr
Craig
Burton
and
although
its
membership
does
not
currently
comprise a majority of independent
Directors, the Board has formed the
view that the current membership of
the Committee is appropriate for the
Company at its current stage. The
Board will continue to review this on an
ongoing basis.
The Board has adopted a Remuneration
and Nomination Committee Charter
which describes the role, composition,
functions and responsibilities of the
Committee and is disclosed on the
Company’s website.
Details of the members, number of and
Director attendance at Remuneration
and Nomination Committee meetings
during the Reporting Period are set out
in a table in the Directors’ Report in the
Company’s 2022 Annual Report.

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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 Remuneration and Nomination
Committee Charter 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 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 The
Company
has
an
equity-based
remuneration scheme, the Equity Incentive
Plan, which was approved by shareholders at
the 2021 Annual General Meeting. The
Company’s Securities Trading Policy prohibits
Key Management Personnel from entering into
transactions or arrangements which limit the
economic risk of participating in unvested
entitlements or vested entitlements that
remain under trading lock, under any equity-
based remuneration scheme. The Securities
Trading Policy is available on the Company’s
website.
**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.
N/A
Recommendation 9.2
A listed entity established outside Australia should
ensure that meetings of security holders are held
at a reasonable place and time.
N/A
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.
N/A

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