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TALIUS GROUP LIMITED Governance Information 2021

Mar 30, 2021

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Corporate Governance Statement 2021

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In recognising the need for the highest standards of corporate behaviour and accountability, the Directors of HSC Technology Group Ltd ( HSC or Company ), support and adhere to the principles of sound corporate governance. The Board recognises the recommendations of the Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council and considers that the Company is substantially in compliance with those guidelines, to the extent possible, which are of importance to the commercial operation of the Company.

The Board of Directors of HSC is responsible for the Corporate Governance of the Company. The Board guides and monitors the business and the affairs of the Company on behalf of the shareholders, by whom they were elected and to whom they are responsible.

The Board has reviewed its current practices in light of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (4[th] Edition) ( Recommendations ) with a view to making amendments where applicable after considering the Company's size and the resources it has available.

As the Company's activities develop in size, nature and scope, the size of the Board and the implementation of any additional formal corporate governance committees will be given further consideration. In fact, during the year under review the Board has formally established an Audit and Risk Committed as well as a Nomination and Remuneration Committee, so as to establish a solid governance framework.

This Corporate Governance Statement, dated 25 March 2021 has been approved by the Board of the Company on that date and outlines the key principles and practices of the Company which, taken as a whole, represents the system of governance.

Additional information about the Company's corporate governance policies and practices including copies of the Policies and Charters listed below is set out on the Company's website at https://www.hsctg.com.au/ where copies of the Company’s Charters and Policies and its Annual Report for 2021 can be viewed.

The Board sets out below its “if not why not” report in relation to those matters of corporate governance where the Company’s practices depart from the Recommendations.

PRINCIPLE 1: LAY SOLID FOUNDATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT

PRINCIPLE 1: LAY SOLID FOUNDATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PRINCIPLE 1: LAY SOLID FOUNDATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PRINCIPLE 1: LAY SOLID FOUNDATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
1.1 A listed entity should disclose:
(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.
Adopted.
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. A copy of the
Company’s Board Charter which is part of the
Company’s Corporate Governance structure and is
available on the Company’s website at:
https://www.hsctg.com.au/investors/
Executive Service Agreements outline functions of the
executive
directors.
Non-executive
director
appointment letters outline the terms and conditions of
non-executive
director
appointments.
As
the
Company recruits additional management, the roles
and responsibilities of these persons will be
considered and documented.

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1.2 A listed entity should:
(a) undertake appropriate checks before
appointing a person, or putting
forward to security holders a
candidate 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.
Adopted.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC)
is responsible for making recommendations to the
Board in relation to new appointments to it and its
Committees. The NRC or its nominated delegates,
undertake the selection and interview process for
potential
candidates
and
in
forming
its
recommendation to the Board, the NRC will assess
fitness and propriety of the proposed new director and
conduct appropriate background checks including
character
assessment,
experience,
education,
criminal record and bankruptcy history.
In accordance with the Company’s Constitution, a
director appointed by the Board must stand for re-
election by shareholders at the next Annual General
Meeting (AGM). The following information is provided
about a candidate standing for election or re-election
as a director in the AGM’s Notice of Meeting to assist
shareholders to make an informed decision on the
vote for that candidate:
•Date of appointment and tenure;
•Profession and employment history;
•Other material directorships held;
•A statement as to whether or not the Board
considers that the candidate will qualify as an
independent director; and
•The Board’s recommendation as to whether or not
to re-elect the candidate.
1.3 A listed entity should have a written
agreement with each director and senior
executive setting out the terms of their
appointment.
Adopted.
On appointment, new directors are provided with a
formal letter of appointment setting out their duties,
terms
and
conditions
of
appointment,
and
remuneration.
A Deed of Indemnity is also entered into with each
director, and with the Company Secretary/ies.
Written employment contracts are in place with each
member of the senior management team.
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.
Adopted.
The responsibilities of the Company Secretary are
contained in the Board Charter.
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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1.5 A listed entity should:
(a) have a diversity policy which includes
requirements for the board or a
relevant committee of the board to set
measurable objectives for achieving
gender diversity and to assess annually
both the objectives and the entity’s
progress in achieving them;
(b) disclose that policy or a summary of it;
and
(c)
disclose as at the end of each reporting
period the measurable objectives for
achieving gender diversity set by the
board or a relevant committee of the
board in accordance with the entity’s
diversity
policy
and
its
progress
towards achieving them and either:
(1) the respective proportions of men
and women on the board, in senior
executive positions and across the
whole organisation (including how
the entity has defined “senior
executive” for these purposes); or
(2) 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.
Adopted.
(a) The Company has adopted a Diversity Policy
which provides a framework for the Company to
establish and achieve measurable diversity
objectives, including in respect of gender
diversity. The Diversity Policy will allow the Board
to set measurable gender diversity objectives, if
considered appropriate, and to be able to assess
annually these objectives.
(b) The Diversity Policy is available, on the
Company’s website.
(c) The Board did not set measurable gender
diversity objectives for the financial period but will
consider these going forward and as the
Company’s size and operations grows.
The Company makes the following disclosures
regarding the proportion of women employed in
the organisation as at 31 December 2020:
- Women on Board: 0%
- Women in Senior Management: 0 %
- Women in whole organisation: 0 %
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, in relation to each reporting
period,
whether
a
performance
evaluation was undertaken in the
reporting period in accordance with
that process.
Adopted.
The Company has a Performance Evaluation Policy
available on the Company’s website.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee will
arrange a performance evaluation of the Board, its
Committees, individual Directors and senior
executives on an annual basis as appropriate.
An evaluation of the Board and its committees has
been completed during the financial period.
1.7 A listed entity should:
(a) have and disclose a process for
periodically evaluating the
performance of its senior executives;
and
(b) disclose, in relation to each reporting
period, whether a performance
evaluation was undertaken in the
reporting period in accordance with
that process.
Adopted.
As detailed above, the Company has a process for
performance
evaluation
which
includes
the
performance of senior management and executives.
An evaluation of senior management and executives
was completed during the financial period.

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PRINCIPLE 2: STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO BE EFFECTIVE AND TO ADD VALUE

PRINCIPLE 2: STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO BE EFFECTIVE AND TO ADD VALUE
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
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:
(i) the charter of the committee;
(ii) the members of the committee;
and
(iii) as at the end of each reporting
period, the number of times the
committee met through 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 issue 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.
Partially Adopted
The Company established during the financial period
a separate Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
While this Committee is chaired by an independent
director, at this time due to the size and the makeup
of the board, the Committee is constituted by only two
(2) directors, both of whom though are independent.
The Charter detailing the roles and responsibilities of
the Committee is available on the Company’s website.
Details of the members of the Committee and the
number of meeting held and the attendances of the
members at the meetings are disclosed in the
Directors’ Report contained withing the Company’s
Annual Report.
Any future appointments to the Board will be
considered as appointees to the Nomination &
Remuneration Committee in order to bring its
membership to three (3).
2.2 A listed entity should have and disclose 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.
Adopted post financial period.
The Board has recently adopted a Board Skills Matrix
that sets out the mix of skills and diversity that the
Board currently holds and those that have been
identified as important for future appointments.
The skills and competencies that are included in the
Matrix include Leadership, People and Workplace
Culture, Regulatory as well as Strategic and
Commercial Acumen.

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The Board has also completed a formal assessment
of each of its directors against the Skills Matrix.
The Directors believe that the Board currently has the
appropriate skills and knowledge required for a
company of its size, however the mix of skills and
board diversity will remain under review as part of the
continual board review process.
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,
affiliation or relationship of the type
described in Box 2.3 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.
The Company has two (2) directors who satisfy the
criteria for independence as outlined in the factors
relevant to assessing the independence of a director
being Mr Leylan Neep and Mr Ramsay Carter.
The Board is currently made up of three (3) directors
whose details and dates of appointment are as
follows:
1. Leylan
Neep:
Independent
Non-Executive
Chairman – Appointed 1 September 2020;
2. Mr Ramsay Carter: Independent Non-Executive
Director – Appointed 16 June 2020; and
3. Mr Graham Russell: Managing Director –
Appointed 3 December 2019.
2.4 A majority of the board of a listed entity
should be independent directors.
Adopted
Having regard to the factors relevant to assessing the
independence of a director as provided in the ASX
Recommendations, the Board considers that an
independent director is one who is a Non-Executive
director who is not a member of management and who
is free from any business or other relationship that
could materially interfere with or could reasonably be
perceived to materially interfere with the independent
exercise of their judgment.
Currently the Board is comprised of three (3) members
two (2) of which the Board considers as independent
applying the criteria detailed above.
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.
Adopted.
The current Chairman Mr Leylan Neep is considered
to be an independent director.
The roles of Chairman and Managing Director/CEO
(Mr Graham Russell) were carried out by different
persons throughout the whole of the financial period.
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
Adopted
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professional development to maintain the
skills and knowledge needed to perform
their role as directors effectively.
Remuneration Committee Charter, the Committee is
responsible for an effective induction program for new
directors
to
ensure
that
understand
their
responsibilities and the business activities of the
Company.
Given the size of the Company there is no formal
professional development program in place however
directors are expected to maintain the skills required
to effectively discharge their obligations and are
encouraged to undertake continuing professional
education such as industry seminars and approved
education courses.
PRINCIPLE 3: INSTILL A CULTURE OF ACTING LAWFULLY, ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
3.1 A listed entity should articulate and
disclose its values.
Adopted post financial period.
The Board is aware of the current expectation that
companies must, in addition to their legal obligations,
make ethical and responsible decisions having regard
to the reasonable expectations of their shareholders
and other affected stakeholders. Operating in the
Aged Care sector post the Royal Commission, this is
area that the Company strives to excel at.
To assist with guiding the corporate culture of HSC
Technology Group, the Company has published its
Statement of Values on its website, which are the
guiding principles that determines the type of
company which HSC Technology Group Ltd aspires to
be and what it requires from its Directors, senior
executives and employees to achieve that goal.
The statement of these values can be found at:
https://www.hsctg.com.au/
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.
Adopted.
The Company has adopted a Corporate Code of
Conduct that sets out the Company’s values,
commitments, ethical standards and policies and
outlines the standards of conduct expected of
directors,
senior
executives
and
employees,
considering the Company’s legal and other obligations
to its stakeholders.
The Code of Conduct is supplemented by a
Whistleblower Policy and an Anti-Bribery and Anti-
Corruption Policy which contain reporting obligations
in respect to reports made under or breaches of those
policies.
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employees to report any matters without fear of
retribution.
A securities Trading Policy has also been established
to set out the Company’s policy on directors, senior
management and employees buying and selling
securities of the Company.
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.
Adopted
As required by the Corporations Act and being one of
the new recommendations under the 4th Edition of the
ASX Guidelines, the Company has adopted both a
Whistleblower Policy and Anti-Bribery and Corruption
Policy copies of which are available on the Company’s
website.
These provide inter-alia that any material incidents
that are reported under these policies are referred to
the Board for its consideration and, if necessary,
action.
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.
Adopted
Please see above response to 3.3.
PRINCIPLE 4: SAFEGUARD THE INETNGRITY OF CORPORATE REPORTS
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
4.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a) have an audit committee which:
(1)has at least three members, all of
whom are non-executive
directors and a majority of whom
are independent directors; and
(2)is chaired by an independent
director, who is not the chair of the
board,
and disclose:
(3)the charter of the committee;
(4)the relevant qualifications and
experience of the members of the
committee; and
(5)in relation to each reporting
period, the number of times the
committee met throughout the
period
and
the
individual
Partially Adopted.
During the financial period the Board established a
separate Audit & Risk Committee which role was
previously carried out by the Board as a whole.
The Audit & Risk Committee is constituted by Mr
Ramsay Carter and Mr Leylan Neep, both of whom
are independent Non-Executive directors.
The Committee is chaired by Ramsay Carter who is
not the Chair of the board.
Each member of the Audit & Risk Committee has an
appropriate knowledge of the Company’s affairs and
has the financial and business expertise to effectively
discharge the duties of the Committee.
The members of the Audit & Risk Committee by virtue
of their professional background experience and
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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.
functions of the Audit & Risk Committee. At least one
member has significant, recent and relevant financial
experience.
Details of the experience and qualifications of the
members of the Audit & Risk Committee can be found
in the Directors’ Report contained in the Company’s
Annual Report, as well as the details of the Audit &
Risk Committee members’ attendance at meetings.
The Committee has a documented charter which has
recently been reviewed and updated. This Charter
sets out the specific role and responsibilities
delegated to the Committee by the Board.
A copy of the Audit & Risk Committee Charter which
incorporates
the
procedure
adopted
for
the
appointment of external auditors is available on the
Company’s website.
The members of the Committee have direct access to
any employee, the auditors and financial and legal
advisers without management present.
The Committee meets as often as is required but no
less than twice a year and meets with the auditor
without management present to ensure open and
frank discourse with the auditors.
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,
in their opinion, 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
Adopted
The Board has received declarations from the
Managing Director (in his capacity as the CEO) and
the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to s295A of the
Corporations Act which state, that the financial
statements for both the half year ended 30 June 2020
and the year ended 31 December 2020, were founded
on sound risk management and internal controls and
that the system is operating effectively in all material
respects in relation to financial reporting risks.
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.
Adopted
The periodic finance-based reports that the Company
releases each year include the Full Year and Half Year
financial statements, the Quarterly Appendix 4C
cashflow reports and the Preliminary Final Report.
The Half Year and Full Year accounts are audited and
signed off the Company’s independent external
auditors.
While the Appendix 4Cs and the Preliminary Final
Report are prepared internally, they are done so
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on which the audited Half Year and Full Year accounts
are prepared and released. These reports are also
reviewed before release by Audit & Risk Committee
members and the Board as a whole.
PRINCILE 5: MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURE
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
5.1 A listed entity should have and disclose a
written policy for complying with its
continuous disclosure obligations under
listing rule 3.1.
Adopted
The Company has adopted a Continuous Disclosure
Policy in compliance with the continuous disclosure
obligations under the ASX Listing Rules and
Corporations Act to ensure all investors have equal
and timely access to material information concerning
the Company and that Company announcement are
factual and presented in a clear and balanced manner.
A copy of the Policy is available on the Company’s
website.
5.2 A listed entity should ensure that its board
receives copies of all material market
announcements promptly after they have
been made.
Adopted
Given the present size of the Board, the Company’s
current practice is to circulate to the Board any
material ASX announcements before they are
released.
In addition, there is an internal protocol that has been
established to ensure that Directors receive copies of
all ASX announcements. Their emails have been
recorded with the ASX email distribution list so that on
an announcement being made an email confirming its
release and attaching a copy of the announcement is
independently sent to each Director by the ASX.
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.
Adopted
Presentations that are made to analysts or investors
are posted on the Company’s website. If the
presentations contain information that has not
previously been announced to ASX that could have a
material effect on the share price, the presentation is
released to the ASX before the presentation is
delivered.
In addition, the Company’s website contains the
functionality that allows interested parties to subscribe
to receive electronic notification of public releases and
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PRINCIPLE 6: RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS

PRINCIPLE 6: RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS PRINCIPLE 6: RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS PRINCIPLE 6: RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
6.1 A listed entity should provide information
about itself and its governance to investors
via its website.
Adopted
The Company has a Shareholders Communication
Strategy a copy of which is on the Company website.
Through this and the Company’s website the Board
strives to ensure that shareholders are informed of the
Company’s governance and all major developments
affecting the Company.
6.2 A listed entity should have an investor
relations program that facilitates effective
two-way communication with investors.
Adopted
The Board aims to ensure that shareholders are
provided with all of the information necessary to
assess the performance of the Company.
Information is communicated to shareholders through
the Company’s website, ASX announcements, the
Quarterly Half Year and Full Year reporting regimes.
6.3 A listed entity should disclose how it
facilitates and encourages participation at
meetings of security holders.
Adopted
The
Board
encourages
full
participation
of
shareholders at the AGM to ensure a high level of
accountability as well as encouraging the use of
electronic communication with shareholders through
the establishment of a dedicated investor email
address; [email protected]
This year the AGM is intended to be livestreamed for
those shareholders unable to physically attend and
the ability to ask questions of the Board via email will
be made available.
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.
Adopted
In compliance with this recommendation and to
ascertain the true intent of the Company’s security
holders the Board has decided that all material
resolutions at general meetings will be decided by poll.
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.
Adopted
The Company’s website contains a function to allow
interested parties to subscribe to receive electronic
notification of public releases and other relevant
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In addition, shareholders can register their email address with the Company’s Share Registry and elect to receive all correspondence and notices from the registry such as notices of general meetings or corporate transactions.

In addition, shareholders can register their email
address with the Company’s Share Registry and elect
to receive all correspondence and notices from the
registry such as notices of general meetings or
corporate transactions.
PRINCIPLE 7: RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
7.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a) have a committee or committees to
oversee risk, each of which:
(1) has at least three members, a
majority of whom are independent
directors; and
(2) is chaired by an independent
director,
and disclose:
(3) the charter of the committee;
(4) the members of the committee; and
(5) 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 processes it
employs for overseeing the entity’s risk
management framework.
Partially Adopted
During the financial period, the Board established a
separate Audit & Risk Committee which role was
previously carried on by the Board as a whole.
The Audit & Risk Committee is constituted by Mr
Ramsay Carter and Mr Leylan Neep, both of whom
are independent Non-Executive Directors.
The Committee is chaired by Ramsay Carter who is
not the Chair of the board.
The Committee has a documented charter which has
recently been reviewed and updated. This Charter
sets out the specific role and responsibilities
delegated to the Committee by the Board.
A copy of the Charter is available on the Company’s
website.
The Committee meets as often as is required but no
less than twice a year. Details of the number meetings
and the attendance of the members are detailed in the
Directors Report contained in the Company’s 2021
Annual Report.
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.
Adopted
The Board with the assistance of the Audit & Risk
Committee undertook and completed a review of the
Company’s risk management framework during the
finance period under review.
The review determined that the risk management
framework that was in place continues to be sound
and robust enough to address the risks that face the
Company.
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, thatfact and the processesit
Not Adopted
The Company does not have an internal audit
function. The Audit & Risk Committee discharges the
function of evaluating and continually improving the
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employs for evaluating and continually
improving the effectiveness of its
governance, risk management and
internal control processes.
control processes, and in doing so is subject to the
overall supervision of the Board. Internal control
policies are reviewed annually.
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.
Adopted
At this juncture the Company does not believe that it
has
any
material
exposure
to
economic,
environmental or social risk.
However, the Company is mindful that it operates as
a service provider to the Aged Care industry that has
recently been the subject of a Royal Commission into
Age Care Quality and Safety. It is closely monitoring
the outcome and recommendations of the enquiry and
the Commonwealth Governments response to those
recommendations as an emerging area to be
monitored.
PRINCIPLE 8: REMUNERATE FAIRLY AND RESPONSIBLY
Recommendation HSC Technology Group Ltd
Current Practice
8.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a) have a remuneration committee which:
(1) has at least three members, a
majority of whom are independent
directors; and
(2) is chaired by an independent
director,
and disclose:
(3) the charter of the committee;
(4) the members of the committee;
and
(5) 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 Adopted
During the financial period, the Board established a
separate Nomination & Remuneration Committee
which roles were previously carried out by the Board
as a whole.
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee is
constituted by Mr Leylan Neep and Mr Ramsay Carter,
both of whom are independent Non-Executive
Directors.
The Committee is chaired by Leylan Neep who is, an
independent director.
The Committee has a documented charter which has
recently been adopted. This Charter sets out the
specific role and responsibilities delegated to the
Committee by the Board.
A copy of the Charter is available on the Company’s
website.
The Committee meets as often as is required but no
less than twice a year. Details of the number meetings
and the attendance of the members are detailed in the
Directors Report contained in the Company’s 2021
Annual Report.
8.2 A listed entity should separately disclose
its policies and practicesregarding the
Adopted

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Corporate Governance Statement 2021

remuneration of non-executive directors
and
the
remuneration
of
executive
directors and other senior executives.
The Company’s Remuneration Policy as detailed in
the Remuneration Report contained within the Annual
Report for 2021 sets out its policies and practices
regarding the remuneration of non-executive and
executive directors and other senior executives.
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.
Adopted
The Company has an Incentive Performance Rights
Plan (IPRP).
The Company’s securities Trading Policy, which
would include performance rights issued under the
IPRP, prevents participants in the scheme from
entering into a transaction which would have the effect
of hedging or otherwise transferring to any other
person the risk of any fluctuation in the value of the
unvested equity interest.

Corporate Governance Statement dated 25 March 2021 Approved by the Board of HSC Technology Group Ltd 25 March 2021

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