thought this piece of legislation might be relevant
General Duties of Directors - Corporations Act 2001
The Corporations Act 2001 requires that a company director or other officer exercise their powers and discharge their duties with care and diligence [s180]. This duty is subject to a business judgment rule that requires a director making a business judgment to:
- make the judgment in good faith and for a proper purpose;
- not to have a material personal interest in the subject matter of the judgment;
- inform themselves about the subject matter of the judgment to the extent they reasonably believe to be appropriate;
- rationally believe that the judgment is in the best interests of the corporation.
In addition, directors and other officers of companies must exercise their powers and discharge their duties in good faith in the best interests of the corporation and for a proper purpose [s.181]. They are prohibited from improperly using their position to gain an advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to the corporation [s182] and are prohibited from using information obtained as a consequence of their role with the company to gain an advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to the corporation. [s183]. These last two provisions also apply to employees of the company. All of the provisions give rise to civil obligations. They are also civil penalty provisions. In a case where a court determines that a civil penalty provision has been contravened, it must make a declaration to that effect and may order the person pay the Commonwealth a pecuniary penalty of up to $200,000 and may order the person compensate the company for any loss as a result of the contravention [Part 9.4B]. The court may also disqualify the person from managing corporations for a period the court considers appropriate [s206C].
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