Governance Links
Victorian State Services Authority – Governance Guides
The State Services Authority has produced comprehensive support material for Board Directors. The material largely reflects and in fact is based upon the good governance materials produced by OTTE with the support of the VTA that have been distributed to TAFE Board Directors and been the focus of the series of the TAFE Governance Workshops. The SSA material includes a guide on Good Governance, Induction Manual and Code of Conduct for public sector entities. The comprehensive information on the site can be used to support the other material in the Governance section of the VTA website.
Australian Institute of Company Directors
The Australian Institute of Company Directors is Australia's peak professional organisation for directors providing education, information, policy and advocacy. It offers board level professional development, director specific information services, and representation of directors' interests to government and the regulators.
Australian National Audit Office
Includes the Commonwealth's Auditor-General's discussion paper Corporate Governance in Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (606KB .pdf).
Corporate Governance of Information and Communication Technology
Infonomics helps senior executives (both business and IT) and directors protect themselves against the likelihood that problems with IT projects and operations will cause damage to the organisation's business performance and expose them to individual risk of damaged reputation or more serious legal consequences. Infonomics uses specialist expertise in top-level governance of IT to help organisations reduce risk and maximise the value of their investments in information and communication technology.
International Policy Governance® Association
The International Policy Governance® Association is a non-profit organization formed in 1999 and incorporated in 2001 in order to create a forum for the nurturing of responsible governance and of effective, ethical governance consulting. The Association intends to impact the understanding, use and teaching of the Policy Governance model and welcomes into membership boards using Policy Governance, as well as individuals or organizations who use or teach Policy Governance or are interested in supporting IPGA and its purpose.
John Carver’s Policy Governance® model
"... is the world’s only complete, universal theory of governance—a conceptually coherent paradigm of principles and concepts (not of structure). The model enables boards—as "servant-leaders" of shareholders, public, members (or other "ownership" equivalent)—to ensure that organizations achieve board-stated goals and conduct themselves with probity."
National Institute for Governance
The National Institute for Governance, as a hub of the University of Canberra, aims to facilitate a multi-disciplinary network of governance researchers and practitioners, their organisations and professional associations in the interests of improving governance practices in Australia and its region. The Institute provides a major new point of contact for governments, business policy makers, scholars and practitioners with an interest in Australia's expertise on governance issues.
Role and Relationships of the Board Chairperson & Succession Planning
Some thoughts on the role and relationships of the Board Chairperson by Jean Roberts, Director, Roberts Management Concepts Pty Ltd.
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office
The Victorian Auditor-General's Office is a public sector audit organisation providing audit services to the Victorian Parliament and Victorian public sector agencies. The Office assists the Auditor-General, who is an independent officer of parliament, appointed under legislation to examine and report to parliament and the community on the efficient and effective management of public sector resources, and provide assurance on the financial integrity of Victoria's system of government.
Page reviewed 20 August 2009