Law assignment 
Q1)
What is a company secretary? Which companies must have secretary?
A company secretary is appointed by directors has the responsibility to make sure that company’s and directors obey corporate legislation and financial regulations (Business Dictionary n.d.). Company secretary is responsible for all matters of administration that relate to the company and the tasks which are delegate by directors under the Companies Act. For instance, taking the minutes of board meetings and maintaining the company register, completing and lodging ASIC forms (Canberra 2012 pp. 140). Besides, according to s204B, an individual who must at least 18 of age only can be appointed as a secretary of a company. Before taking on the role, he or she needs to sign consent to act as secretary of the company and the company must keep the consent also which mentioned in s204C (Canberra 2012 pp. 252-254).
CLERP changes to the Corporations Law do not have direct effect in relation to the role of the Company Secretary (Snorcha 2005). It allows proprietary companies not necessary to have a company secretary as a director can also act as a secretary. However, if it does have company secretary, at least one of the secretaries must be an Australian resident which stated on s201A (1). On the other hands, according to the s204A (2), public companies must have at least one secretary who must ordinary reside in Australian or must be an Australian resident (Canberra 2012 pp. 252-254).
Q2)
What is the status of a secretary in a company, what role do they fulfill within a company. What laws apply to that role?
Comapnys secretary is an officer which is under Section 9 of the Corporations act 2001 defined the term of “officer”. In s9A, a person who is director or secretary of the company is considered as an officer. In s9B (1), it stated that a person who is decision marker that can affect the whole or substantial part of the business of the company is an officer. Besides, in s9B (2), the person who has
What is a company secretary? Which companies must have secretary?
A company secretary is appointed by directors has the responsibility to make sure that company’s and directors obey corporate legislation and financial regulations (Business Dictionary n.d.). Company secretary is responsible for all matters of administration that relate to the company and the tasks which are delegate by directors under the Companies Act. For instance, taking the minutes of board meetings and maintaining the company register, completing and lodging ASIC forms (Canberra 2012 pp. 140). Besides, according to s204B, an individual who must at least 18 of age only can be appointed as a secretary of a company. Before taking on the role, he or she needs to sign consent to act as secretary of the company and the company must keep the consent also which mentioned in s204C (Canberra 2012 pp. 252-254).
CLERP changes to the Corporations Law do not have direct effect in relation to the role of the Company Secretary (Snorcha 2005). It allows proprietary companies not necessary to have a company secretary as a director can also act as a secretary. However, if it does have company secretary, at least one of the secretaries must be an Australian resident which stated on s201A (1). On the other hands, according to the s204A (2), public companies must have at least one secretary who must ordinary reside in Australian or must be an Australian resident (Canberra 2012 pp. 252-254).
Q2)
What is the status of a secretary in a company, what role do they fulfill within a company. What laws apply to that role?
Comapnys secretary is an officer which is under Section 9 of the Corporations act 2001 defined the term of “officer”. In s9A, a person who is director or secretary of the company is considered as an officer. In s9B (1), it stated that a person who is decision marker that can affect the whole or substantial part of the business of the company is an officer. Besides, in s9B (2), the person who has
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