Corporate Governance Manual
Updated 5th July 2017
Port of Townsville Limited is a company Government Owned Corporation (GOC) established in its current form on 1 July 2008 pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 (Qld) (as amended by the Government Owned Corporations Amendment Act 2007 (Qld)) (GOC Act).
The Corporation is required to comply with a number of statutes; however, the following set the core legislative framework in which the Corporation operates:
The Corporation and its Board of Directors take the responsibility to pursue efficient, effective, and accountable port management very seriously and are committed to achieving and demonstrating the highest standard of corporate governance.
The Corporation has developed the following framework to ensure the highest standard of corporate governance is achieved:
A number of the above policies and procedures are to read and download below.
The Corporation's corporate governance framework incorporates all governance recommendations outlined in the Corporate Governance Guidelines for Government Owned Corporations (February 2009) and the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations (where applicable and relevant to the Corporation as a company GOC).
To obtain any further information on the Corporation's Corporate Governance framework, including any policies and procedures mentioned but not available on this website, please contact the Corporation's Company Secretary and Legal Counsel on (07) 4781 1531.
The Corporation maintains a Register of Members and Register of Charges in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
The Corporation also maintains a Gifts and Benefits Register in accordance with its Gifts and Benefits Policy. These registers are available for public inspection at the Corporation's principal place of business.
For further information regarding these registers please contact the Corporation's Company Secretary and Legal Counsel on (07) 4781 1531.
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