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Each heading is accompanied by an explanation of the purpose of each element of the minutes. The sample minutes should be read in conjunction with Governance Institute’s sample agenda, Good Governance Guide: Issues to consider when recording and circulating minutes of directors’ meetings and Good Governance Guide: Board minutes: what to record, the business judgment rule.  \nKEY  \n= Explanatory Notes  \nThese notes explain the purpose of each element of the minutes and are provided for education only. The explanatory notes should not appear in the minutes.  \nPURPLE TEXT = items that are optional, according to company circumstance  \n[COMPANY NAME]  \nABN/ACN XX-XXX-XXX-XXX  \n[Company name]  \n[PUBLIC COMPANY] Board of Directors  \nProviding the company name at the top of the document clearly identifies the identity of the organisation of whose meeting the minutes area record. Providing the title of the body that holds the meeting is essential for organisational records.  \nMinutes  \nMinutes for a meeting of the Board of Directors of [Company Name] held on [Date], at the [Location] commenced at [Time]  \nThe minutes of the meeting provide the primary evidentiary source of the events that occurred. Under s 251A(6) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), proceedings entered into a company’s minute book and properly signed are prima facie evidence of the proceedings.  \nIt is important, therefore, that details concerning the timing and location of the meeting are correctly recorded. The primacy of company minutes has been reinforced by the recent court decision in James Hardie and Gilfillan.  \nWhere directors are unable to attend the meeting in person, s 248D of the Corporations Act allows directors’ meetings to be called or held using any technology which has the consent of all the directors. The consent may be a standing consent, and a director may only be able to withdraw their consent a reasonable time before the meeting commences.  \nWhere a meeting is held in two or more places or venues it will be held in each place in which an attendee is located.  \nAs a matter of good governance, the minutes of a meeting held in a small number of places would ordinarily record the places at which the meeting was held. For example, if a meeting of directors were held by videoconference between a boardroom in Sydney and aboardroom in Melbourne, the minutes should state that. On the other hand, the minutes of a directors’ meeting held entirely by telephone or videoconference would ordinarily record the technology by which the meeting was held but would not record where each individual participant in the meeting was located.  \nIn cases where it is important to know and record in the minutes the place or places where a meeting is held (for example for tax purposes), the minutes should record where the individual participants in a meeting held by telephone or videoconference are physically located.  \nImportantly, the minutes must be an accurate record of the proceedings and resolutions of the meeting. It is important that the minutes reflect the agenda of the meeting. A director cannot bring new business before a meeting of the board without notice or the consent of the directors, as all directors must have reasonable notice of the meeting and the items to be discussed. Short notice can be provided, but all directors must consent to it. Please refer to Governance Institute’s sample agenda where we explain each element of an agenda.  \nIt is also important to number the pages of the minutes for easy reference. A decision needs to be taken as to whether the page numbers will be consecutive, which can be useful from an audit perspective, as it ensures there are no duplicated page numbers. A decision also needs to be taken as to whether the chair will sign and date each page of the minutes, or sign and date the final page of the minutes, and initial the other pages. 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