Adopted 14 December 2021
(vi)
Compliance:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(vii)
Establish and monitor the performance of the Forum’s
compliance, risk management and control systems, and ensure
that they are operating effectively, including through periodic
reviews of policies, protocols and procedures developed in
relation to the management of operations and compliance risks;
Ensure the Forum complies with its statutory reporting
requirements to the ACNC and to ASIC (where applicable)
regarding the registered office, annual information statement
and other notifications or returns that require lodgement;
Make recommendations to the Forum councillors regarding the
selecting, appointing and removing of the external auditor, and
regularly evaluate the auditor’s performance;
Planning and development:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Review and assist with the development of the Strategic Plan,
the Business Plan and the annual budget, as proposed by
executive management and which will be submitted for
approval by the Forum councillors.
Consider and review policy and make recommendations to the
Forum councillors.
Make recommendations to the Forum councillors regarding the
appointment and removal (where appropriate) of the Forum
Director and his or her terms of employment including
remuneration.
Initiate and maintain a self-evaluation and training programme
for the Forum councillors; and
(viii) Such other matters as the Forum Council directs as informed to the
committee by the Chairperson of the Committee.
5.2 Reserve powers of the Forum councillors
(a)
The Forum councillors are the directors of the Forum, and remain responsible
for the overall strategy, governance and performance of the Forum.
(b)
The Forum councillors remain responsible for ensuring that the activities of the
Forum are consistent with is Objects and comply with its constitution from
which the Forum councillors derives their authority to act, and with all legal
and regulatory requirements including the ACNC Governance Standards.
(c)
The functions reserved to the Forum councillors are to consider and make
determinations, in relation to:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
the APF Strategic Plan, Annual Director’s Report and Auditor’s
Reports;
Constitutional amendments;
changes to Rules and Procedures;
appointing an independent auditor to audit the financial affairs of the
organisation;
nomination and election of the Forum Chairperson and GANHRI
Forum representatives;
nomination and election of Governance Committee and other Advisory
Committee members to fill vacancies from time to time;
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